The funeral of Staff Sergeant Nir Ben Ari, who was killed in combat, will be held Sunday at 16:00, according to i24NEWS. Further details on the ceremony's location and the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.
The funeral of Staff Sergeant Nir Ben Ari has been scheduled for 16:00 Sunday, i24NEWS reported Saturday evening. Ben Ari, 21, of the Maglan commando unit, was killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday in a separate incident from the one that claimed four other soldiers in the same area. The funeral announcement follows the IDF's earlier release of his name and biographical details.
The Zioneer reported that the IDF cleared Ben Ari's name for publication at 20:42 Jerusalem on Saturday, identifying him as the second soldier killed in a Saturday incident in southern Lebanon. At the same time, the military stated that a force from the Commando Brigade was hit by mortar fire and an explosive drone near the village of Tibnit, killing Ben Ari and wounding two soldiers seriously, one moderately, and 10 lightly. Later Saturday at 20:42 Jerusalem, Ben Ari's home community of Kerem Maharal eulogized him, saying he leaves behind two brothers and a sister and was due to celebrate his 22nd birthday in nine days. i24NEWS subsequently reported the funeral time. The military's account of the incident has been consistent across multiple updates, with the cause of death — mortar and drone attack — detailed in the initial clearance for publication.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, the IDF is operating in southern Lebanon, and the incidents involving Ben Ari and the other soldiers underscore the ongoing risks to ground forces in the area. The thread has tracked a total of at least five Israeli soldiers killed in two separate events on Friday and Saturday in southern Lebanon.
The location of the funeral remains unreported. No further details have been released regarding the military operation in which Ben Ari fell.
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