Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati killed during combat in southern Lebanon
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, a Platoon Commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon and posthumously promoted from lieutenant to captain.
- Recanati was due to marry his fiancée in about a month, according to the Prime Minister's Office.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed condolences, praising Recanati as a heroic fighter who led his soldiers courageously.
- In related incidents, Staff-Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, was killed by mortar fire from Hezbollah terrorists near the Litani River, and First Sergeant (res.) Alexander Glovanyov, 47, died after a Hezbollah drone strike on his tank carrier near the Israel-Lebanon border.
- These deaths highlight ongoing hostilities between the IDF and Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon.