The Binyamin Regional Council announced the death of Staff Sgt. Naveh Havshush, 20, a tank commander in the 52nd Battalion of the 401st Armored Brigade, who was killed when his tank hit an explosive device in southern Lebanon. Havshush, from Geva Binyamin (Adam), is the 64th fallen soldier from the Binyamin region since the war began. His father received a final message from him at 23:00 Saturday night, and the tank struck about an hour and 15 minutes later.
The Binyamin Regional Council has released new details about the final moments of Staff Sgt. Naveh Havshush, 20, who was killed in southern Lebanon. According to the council, Havshush sent a message to his father at 23:00 on Saturday night, expressing hope he might come home Sunday. The tank he commanded in the 52nd Battalion, 401st Armored Brigade, struck an explosive device approximately 75 minutes later, at around 00:15.
Havshush, from Geva Binyamin (Adam), is the 64th fallen soldier from the Binyamin region since the war began. He had recently completed a tank commanders' course and planned to attend officer training. His father, Chaim, serves as deputy commander of the reserve Yiftach Brigade, and his mother, Einav, is the director of the special education department at the Binyamin Council. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 07:37, the IDF cleared Havshush's name for publication as the fifth soldier killed in a tank incident in southern Lebanon. The thread shows that the initial announcement listed him as one of four soldiers from the same incident, which also included Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein, and Staff Sgt. Liav Kababia.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 07:50, the 52nd Battalion has now lost five soldiers in heavy combat in southern Lebanon, including battalion commander Lt. Col. Yoav Klein. The circumstances of the broader tank incident were cleared for publication earlier Sunday morning.
The council's announcement provides extensive biographical detail but does not specify the exact location or circumstances of the combat in southern Lebanon beyond the tank hitting an explosive device.
8 developments
- StrongNaveh Havshush's father writes moving tribute after son's death in Lebanon
- DevelopingLetter reveals fallen soldier Naveh Havshush saw military service as a privilege
- ConfirmedIDF names Staff Sgt. Naveh Havshush, fifth soldier killed in southern Lebanon tank incident
- DevelopingNaveh Habbashush's body reportedly not yet recovered from Lebanon
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