The IDF cleared for publication the name of the fourth soldier killed in Thursday night's tank disaster in southern Lebanon: Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh, 20, from Geva Binyamin, a tank crewman in the 52nd Battalion. He fell alongside Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon, Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein, and Staff Sgt. Liab Kavabia, according to minute-by-minute reports.
The IDF has officially named Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh, 20, of Geva Binyamin, as the fourth and final fatality from the devastating tank strike in southern Lebanon on Thursday night. He was a tank crewman in the 52nd Battalion, 401st Armored Brigade.
The IDF cleared his name for publication on Sunday morning, hours after the initial reports. The death toll now stands at four: Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon (the battalion commander), Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein, Staff Sgt. Liab Kavabia, and Staff Sgt. Nave Habshoosh. The incident occurred near Kfar Tibnit on the Ali al-Taher ridge, where the tank was engaged in an operation to seize a major Hezbollah underground headquarters.
As The Zioneer reported, the IDF's preliminary investigation concluded that the tank was struck by a combined Hezbollah attack — first an anti-tank missile barrage, followed by an explosive drone that penetrated the crew compartment through the rear door. The tank and the bodies of the fallen soldiers remain unrecovered in the area as of Sunday morning, according to military sources. Hezbollah has released detailed claims of responsibility for the ambush.
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