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Israel military says another soldier killed in south Lebanon


A man carries an Israeli flag during the funeral of Staff sergeant Ori Greenberg, 21, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 26, 2026. (Credit: Odd Andersen / AFP)

The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death in combat of a soldier in south Lebanon.

"Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, aged 22, from New Haven, Connecticut, a soldier of the 890th battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in southern Lebanon," a military statement said.

Five Israeli soldiers have now been killed in fighting in south Lebanon since Hezbollah began launching rocket attacks against Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader.

The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death in combat of a soldier in south Lebanon.

"Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, aged 22, from New Haven, Connecticut, a soldier of the 890th battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in southern Lebanon," a military statement said.

Five Israeli soldiers have now been killed in fighting in south Lebanon since Hezbollah began launching rocket attacks against Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader.