Hod HaSharon Mayor Amir Kochavi eulogized Staff Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, who was killed when a tank hit a battalion command post in southern Lebanon, as reported by N12. Kochavi described Kababia as a young man with good eyes, a developed imagination, and endless dreams who loved music and the sea.
Hod HaSharon Mayor Amir Kochavi eulogized Staff Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, late Saturday night, describing him as 'a young man with good eyes, a developed imagination, and endless dreams' who loved music and the sea. Kochavi's statement, reported by N12, came hours after the IDF cleared Kababia's name for publication at 23:57 Saturday Jerusalem time, naming him the fourth soldier killed when a tank struck a battalion command post in the village of Tebnit, southern Lebanon.
The IDF's clearance of Kababia's name capped a rapid sequence of disclosures late Saturday. At 23:57 Jerusalem, multiple thread versions appeared, initially identifying him as the third soldier killed, then the fourth, alongside Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon and Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein. Versions varied in whether a fourth unnamed soldier remained withheld; The Zioneer's thread at 00:02 Jerusalem Sunday confirmed the IDF had named four soldiers total. Source quality across the thread was consistent—IDF statements reported by multiple Hebrew news outlets (Israel Hayom, N12).
As The Zioneer reported at 00:02 Jerusalem Sunday, the incident occurred when a tank hit a battalion command post in Tebnit. The 401st Armored Brigade's 52nd Battalion, in which Kababia served, has been operating in southern Lebanon amid ongoing IDF ground activity there, as previously covered by The Zioneer.
No additional details from Kababia's family or further tributes have been reported as of early Sunday morning.
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