The Israeli military announced on Thursday the death of Sergeant Haim Sabah, aged 20, during a field operation in the northern region of the country.
This incident raises the total number of military fatalities since October 7 to 615. Israeli media sources, referencing a statement from the Israeli army, reported that Sergeant Sabah was from Holon and also published his photograph.
Hebrew sources noted that Sabah was part of the Galilee Brigade and died from injuries sustained in a bombardment carried out by Hezbollah in the north.
In related news, on the past Tuesday, it was permitted to release information about the deaths of two soldiers in a suicide drone attack in the Metula area, located in the northern border region.
The deceased were identified as First Sergeant (Reserve) Nehman Nathan Hertz, 31, from Elazar, and First Sergeant (Reserve) Dan Kamkaji, 31, from Kfar Oranim.
According to Israeli websites, both belonged to Patrol Battalion 6551 and fell during operational activities, following Israeli Air Force attacks on southern Lebanon.
U.S. President Joe Biden stated today that the bombs supplied by Washington to Israel, which have now ceased, were used to kill Palestinian civilians.
In an interview with CNN, Biden added that he would suspend arms shipments to Israel if its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his forces to invade Rafah, noting that weapons provided by his country had been used to kill civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Biden clarified that civilians were killed in Gaza due to the use of bombs and other means in residential areas, pointing to 2000-pound bombs his administration decided to suspend delivery to Israel last week.
He said, “I made it clear that if they enter Rafah, something that hasn’t happened yet, I will not provide weapons that were previously used against Rafah.”
