The family of an IDF soldier seriously wounded in combat last Thursday announced Sunday that his condition has deteriorated and he is now fighting for his life in hospital. They are appealing to the public to pray for Malachi Yekutiel ben Hila Dafna.
The family of IDF soldier Malachi Yekutiel ben Hila Dafna, severely wounded on Thursday, reported Sunday afternoon that his condition has deteriorated further and he is now fighting for his life in hospital. This follows an earlier update Sunday morning (08:14 Jerusalem) in which the family first announced his overnight deterioration and called for prayers. The afternoon report, which now includes the soldier's name, confirms the critical trajectory continues.
As The Zioneer reported over the course of the thread, the soldier was initially identified as a reservist from the 679th Armored Brigade seriously wounded in a building encounter with a Hezbollah operative in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, on Thursday. Multiple IDF confirmations at 05:56 Jerusalem on Friday detailed the wounding, the use of tank fire and airstrikes, and an ongoing search for the gunman whose fate remains unknown. The family's two prayer appeals on Sunday — first at 08:14 Jerusalem, then this afternoon — are the first updates on his condition following the IDF's initial reports.
This incident is the third severe wounding in Bint Jbeil this week, as The Zioneer noted in its Friday thread, reflecting the intensity of ongoing operations in southern Lebanon. The family's appeals remain the sole source for the soldier's medical status; no official IDF statement has accompanied either prayer request.
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