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Israeli Soldier Killed by Hezbollah Mortar Fire Near the Litani River
Combat medics tried to save the 20-year-old Golani Brigade soldier, and the IDF said he was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant.
- Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, of the Golani Brigade's 12th Battalion, was killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday night.
- Hezbollah terrorists fired an anti-tank guided missile near Dagan's unit operating near the Litani River at approximately 10 p.m., Army Radio's Doron Kadosh reported.
- Combat medics attempted to provide medical treatment at the scene but were forced to declare Dagan dead after their efforts proved unsuccessful.
- A civilian contractor was also killed in the incident, and the IDF posthumously promoted Dagan from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant.
- Dagan is the sixth IDF soldier killed in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire and the nineteenth since hostilities escalated amid the Iran war.
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Israeli soldier killed by mortar fire in southern Lebanon, IDF says
Dagan, a Golani Brigade combat soldier, was killed in the Litani River area. His death brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the current round of fighting with Lebanon to 19
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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