ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 19, 2026 09:45Updated: JUNE 19, 2026 10:01The IDF announced that four soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanon.The military revealed that one of the soldiers was Lieutenant-Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, aged 32, from Beit HaShita, the commander of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade.Lt. Col. Ben Simhon had taken over command of Battalion 52 from Lt. Col. A a week earlier after Lt. Col. A was seriously wounded in Southern Lebanon.While the military said that all the families were notified, the names of the other three fallen soldiers have not yet been revealed.At approximately 00:20 a suspicious object struck a tank belonging to Battalion 52 forces under the Givati Brigade who were operating in the area of the village of Tebnit, the IDF reports.The incident is under investigation.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google
Four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Lebanon | The Jerusalem Post
The military revealed that one of the soldiers was Lieutenant-Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, aged 32, from Beit HaShita, the commander of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade.
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