Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityMajor (Res.) Harel Birenstock and Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin are the first IDF fatalities in Lebanon since the end of JuneShare 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 Kubovichand Ofer Aderet06:41 AM • August 06 2026 IDTTwo Israeli reservists were killed and four severely wounded in an explosion in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, the IDF announced on Thursday morning.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryWest BankNetanyahuLebanonDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTwo Israeli Reservists Killed, Four Wounded in Southern Lebanon ExplosionTwo Israeli Reservists Killed, Four Wounded in Southern LebanonPalestinians Shouldn't Have to Negotiate With Israel for the Right to LiveNetanyahu Is Leaving Behind Scorched Earth and Israel Needs to Be HealedFreeing Rabin's Killer Is No Longer Unthinkable in Violence-infested IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases