Thursday
Yom Chamishee
13 Cheshvan 5785
November 14 2024
UPDATE 11:00 PM ISRAEL TIME
May Their Memories Be For A Blessing
Captain Itay Marcovich, 22, from Kokhav Ya’ir; Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, 21, from Mehola; Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, 20, from Gan Haim; Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, 20, from Dimona; and Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, 21, from Sderot, all from the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion. A sixth casualty was later named as Sergeant Yoav Daniel, 19, from Nahariya, also from Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion.
According to the IDF Spokesman:
“The unit entered the sector the previous night as part of the 36th Division’s operation to conduct sweeps near the Lebanese border. An initial military probe indicates that at approximately 10 a.m., a detachment of Golani troops entered a building where terrorists had been lying in wait and opened fire at close range. The IDF suspects the terrorists emerged from a concealed underground tunnel, avoiding prior Israeli airstrikes on the area. A fierce, close-quarters battle ensued, resulting in the elimination of at least one Hezbollah fighter, with clashes continuing for several hours until control was secured.”
In short, there was another ambush in another house that should have completely razed.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.