Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityCaptain Maoz Recanati was killed on Friday while securing a patrol in an area considered highly threatened, during the afternoon hours, even though forces were instructed to reduce their daytime activities as much as possible due to the drone threat. Commanders are criticizing the division commander's decision to conduct the patrol in daylight and warning of a broader phenomenon of unnecessarily risking soldiers' livesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich12:22 AM • May 19 2026 IDTCommanding officers and soldiers serving in southern Lebanon say that the commander of an armored division there needlessly endangered troops by ordering a daytime patrol in the area of the Litani River.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonU.S. Feds Arrest Man Over 2024 Alleged Assault of Jewish Man in Los AngelesPolice Investigate Hate Crime After Jewish Man Assaulted in Golders GreenShooting at San Diego Islamic Center Leaves Three Victims, Two Suspects DeadNeanderthals Seasonally Ate Snails on the Seashore of Spain 115,000 Years AgoRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces