{"id":919905,"date":"2026-07-15T01:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/staff-sergeant-nave-habshoosh-named-as-fourth-soldier-killed-in-southern-lebanon-tank-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T01:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:14:51","slug":"staff-sergeant-nave-habshoosh-named-as-fourth-soldier-killed-in-southern-lebanon-tank-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/staff-sergeant-nave-habshoosh-named-as-fourth-soldier-killed-in-southern-lebanon-tank-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh named as fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon tank incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<nav><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\">Jerusalem Post<\/a><span>\/<\/span><\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\">Israel News<\/a><\/span><\/nav>\n<article data-cb-article-id=\"899992\">\n<section>\n<h2>Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh named as fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon tank incident<\/h2>\n<h2>Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, and St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, also of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, were killed in the same incident.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path fill=\"#EA4335\" d=\"M24 9.5c3.54 0 6.71 1.22 9.21 3.6l6.85-6.85C35.9 2.38 30.47 0 24 0 14.62 0 6.51 5.38 2.56 13.22l7.98 6.19C12.43 13.72 17.74 9.5 24 9.5\" \/><path fill=\"#4285F4\" d=\"M46.98 24.55c0-1.57-.15-3.09-.38-4.55H24v9.02h12.94c-.58 2.96-2.26 5.48-4.78 7.18l7.73 6c4.51-4.18 7.09-10.36 7.09-17.65\" \/><path fill=\"#FBBC05\" d=\"M10.53 28.59c-.48-1.45-.76-2.99-.76-4.59s.27-3.14.76-4.59l-7.98-6.19C.92 16.46 0 20.12 0 24s.92 7.54 2.56 10.78z\" \/><path fill=\"#34A853\" d=\"M24 48c6.48 0 11.93-2.13 15.89-5.81l-7.73-6c-2.18 1.48-4.97 2.31-8.16 2.31-6.26 0-11.57-4.22-13.47-9.91l-7.98 6.19C6.51 42.62 14.62 48 24 48\" \/><\/svg><span>Follow us on <strong>Google<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/section>\n<section>\n<figure><img alt=\"Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, St.-Sgt. Nave Habshoosh, 20.\" title=\"Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, St.-Sgt. Nave Habshoosh, 20.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/q_auto\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280\/726471\"><\/figure>\n<section>\n<section>Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, St.-Sgt. Nave Habshoosh, 20.<\/section>\n<section>(photo credit: <span>IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT<\/span>)<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section>\n<section><span><span>By<\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/miriam-sela-eitam\">MIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a>, <\/span><span><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/corinne-baum\">CORINNE BAUM<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/section>\n<section><time datetime=\"2026-06-21T07:43:39\">JUNE 21, 2026 07:43<\/time><\/section>\n<section><span>Updated: <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-06-21T10:26:42\">JUNE 21, 2026 10:26<\/time><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<section id=\"section-0\">\n<p>Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh was named as the fourth soldier killed after Hezbollah struck a tank in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>Habshoosh, 20, from Geva Binyamin, served in the 52nd Battalion in the 401st Brigade.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>The tank, belonging to 52nd Battalion forces under the Givati Brigade, was operating in the area of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-899980\" target=\"_blank\" rel>village of Tebnit<\/a> at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>Lt.-Col. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899926\" target=\"_blank\" rel>Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon<\/a>, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, and St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, also of the 52nd Battalion, were killed in the same incident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>Ben-Simhon had taken over command of the 52nd Battalion from Lt. Col. \u201cY.\u201d on April 20 after the latter was seriously wounded in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<figure><img alt=\"Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 8, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/725940\"><figcaption>Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 8, 2026. (credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-10\">\n<p>&#8220;A few hours before the incident, Nave wrote to me that there was a chance he&#8217;d come home on Sunday, but told me not to tell his mother, so she wouldn&#8217;t build up expectations,&#8221; Habshoosh&#8217;s father, Haim, told Army Radio on Sunday. &#8220;We were only told this morning that Nave&#8217;s body had been identified, and that he would be coming home today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-12\">\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t how we planned for him to come back. We understood that he had been killed but that they [the IDF] couldn&#8217;t get to him, since the tank was in a problematic area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-13\">\n<p>&#8220;I knew he was at the front, but you can&#8217;t imagine that you&#8217;ll be next,&#8221; Haim said. &#8220;We knew there was risk, but the IDF is strong and we have no other choice. We can&#8217;t go on living without someone at the front making sure it&#8217;s quiet here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3 id=\"section-15\"><strong>One soldier killed, 13 wounded in separate Hezbollah attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n<section id=\"section-16\">\n<p>In a separate incident overnight on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel>Hezbollah<\/a> attacked IDF positions in the Lebanon buffer zone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-17\">\n<p>Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari, 21, from the Maglan Unit, Commando Brigade, is believed to be the only soldier killed in these attacks, though 13 other soldiers were wounded.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-19\">\n<p>In the overnight attacks, Hezbollah launched over 50 projectiles at soldiers in a &#8220;blatant ceasefire violation,&#8221; \u00a0the IDF said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-20\">\n<figure><img alt=\"Sgt. First Class Nir Ben-Ari, 21.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/726472\"><figcaption>Sgt. First Class Nir Ben-Ari, 21. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-21\">\n<p>The military responded to the attacks with strikes on several Hezbollah terrorists and terror infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon, the military added, including rocket launch positions, weapons storage facilities, and command centers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-22\">\n<p>Later on Saturday, Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/benjamin-netanyahu\/article-898273\" target=\"_blank\" rel>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and Defense Minister Israel Katz told the IDF to hold fire until further notice.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-23\">\n<p>On Sunday, Netanyahu expressed his condolences on Sunday, saying that he and his wife, Sara, &#8220;together with all the citizens of Israel, embrace [their families] in this difficult time and pray for the recovery of our wounded soldiers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-24\">\n<p>&#8220;Yoav, Nir, Liav and Nave fought with great courage and heroism on the front lines against the terrorist organization Hezbollah in order to maintain Israel&#8217;s security,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-25\">\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to do everything necessary to restore security to the residents of the north,&#8221; Netanyahu noted. &#8220;May their memories be a blessing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<section><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path fill=\"#EA4335\" d=\"M24 9.5c3.54 0 6.71 1.22 9.21 3.6l6.85-6.85C35.9 2.38 30.47 0 24 0 14.62 0 6.51 5.38 2.56 13.22l7.98 6.19C12.43 13.72 17.74 9.5 24 9.5\" \/><path fill=\"#4285F4\" d=\"M46.98 24.55c0-1.57-.15-3.09-.38-4.55H24v9.02h12.94c-.58 2.96-2.26 5.48-4.78 7.18l7.73 6c4.51-4.18 7.09-10.36 7.09-17.65\" \/><path fill=\"#FBBC05\" d=\"M10.53 28.59c-.48-1.45-.76-2.99-.76-4.59s.27-3.14.76-4.59l-7.98-6.19C.92 16.46 0 20.12 0 24s.92 7.54 2.56 10.78z\" \/><path fill=\"#34A853\" d=\"M24 48c6.48 0 11.93-2.13 15.89-5.81l-7.73-6c-2.18 1.48-4.97 2.31-8.16 2.31-6.26 0-11.57-4.22-13.47-9.91l-7.98 6.19C6.51 42.62 14.62 48 24 48\" \/><\/svg><span>Follow us on <strong>Google<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/section>\n<section><template data-dgst=\"BAILOUT_TO_CLIENT_SIDE_RENDERING\"><\/template><\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p> Tama Block<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-899992\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem Post \/ Israel News Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh named as fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon tank incident Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, and St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, also of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, were killed in the same incident. Follow us on Google Lt.-Col. 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