The battalion commander who was severely wounded in southern Lebanon eulogized Staff Sgt. Liav Kababia, who was killed when a tank hit a battalion command post, according to an Israeli media report. The commander thanked Kababia for saving his life.
The battalion commander of the 52nd Battalion — who was severely wounded in the same incident in which Staff Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, was killed in southern Lebanon — eulogized his fallen soldier in remarks published Sunday evening. According to a report by the Hebrew-language reporter Adar Gitzis (Channel 12's journalists' chat), the commander said: "You were a heroic fighter. I thank you for saving my life." The IDF has not yet issued an official statement regarding the content of the eulogy. The incident, in which a tank accidentally struck a battalion command post, has been one of the deadliest single events for the IDF in the southern Lebanon security zone in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, Hod HaSharon Mayor Amir Kochavi eulogized Kababia earlier that day, describing him as "a young man with good eyes, a developed imagination, and endless dreams." The 52nd Battalion has suffered multiple casualties during the current campaign, and its commander, Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, was killed in a separate incident last week — eulogized by Defense Minister Israel Katz. The wounded commander's condition was not specified beyond 'severe' in this report.
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