The IDF announced that four soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanon.
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.
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. Y on April 20, 2026, after Lt. Col. Y 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.
Lieutenant Colonel Dor was married and the father of two daughters.
He came from a family of combat soldiers, he and four of his brothers enlisted in the 401st Brigade, while another brother enlisted in the Golani Brigade. His wife serves as a combat officer in the Combat Intelligence Collection and Border Defense Corps.
This is a developing story.
