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Capt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg killed in combat in southern Lebanon

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, was killed in southern Lebanon by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile fired at an IDF tank.
  • Lemberg was an officer in the armored corps of the 75th Battalion, 7th Brigade.
  • He is the fourth Israeli soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon in less than a week.

Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, aged 21, has been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday. Lemberg, from Mishmar HaShiv'a, served as an officer in the armored corps of the 75th Battalion, 7th Brigade.

According to Army Radio, Lemberg died when a Hezbollah terrorist fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF tank north of the Litani River. Immediately following the incident, Israeli Air Force and ground forces responded with artillery strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the vicinity.

Lemberg's death marks the fourth Israeli soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon within the past week. On Monday, the IDF reported the deaths of Captain Doctor Ori Yosef Silvester and Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati, who were killed in separate incidents involving combat and a Hezbollah drone explosion, respectively.

The IDF has released footage of operations in the Beaufort Ridge area from May 31, 2026, amidst the ongoing conflict.

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