Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, leader of the Druze community, eulogized Master Sgt. (Res.) Basil Sweid on Thursday morning, calling him a hero and noting the community's heavy toll in the ongoing war in Lebanon. Sweid, a Druze reservist, was killed when his refueling truck overturned in southern Lebanon Wednesday night.
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel's Druze community, eulogized Master Sgt. (Res.) Basil Sweid on Thursday morning, calling him "another hero from the Druze community falling in the ongoing war in Lebanon." The statement, issued after the IDF cleared Sweid's death for publication at 09:10, underscores the heavy toll the community has borne since the start of the war.
The Zioneer reported at 08:24 that Sweid, 32, from Peki'in, was killed when a military refueling truck overturned in southern Lebanon around 23:00 Wednesday night. A combat soldier was moderately wounded in the incident. The IDF initially described the event as non-combat operational activity; by 09:10, the full thread confirmed a Golani Brigade vehicle rollover near Rav A Talatin.
Defense Minister Israel Katz also mourned Sweid on Thursday morning, highlighting his service as a driver for Battalion 75 and the shared destiny between the Druze community and Israel, as reported by The Zioneer at 09:10 (same-thread). Sweid had served hundreds of reserve days, seeing his duty as a mission and privilege.
The circumstances of the rollover — a non-combat operational accident — remain the only confirmed account; no indication of enemy action has been released. An investigation continues.
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