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11 of 15 Fallen Soldiers Identified
16:44 Aug 10, '06 / 16 Av 5766
by Hana Levi Julian

The names of the fifteen soldiers who were killed in action on Wednesday are slowly being released for publication. Eleven of the fallen were identified by late Thursday afternoon.

Among the 15 IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday was 24 year old First-Sergeant Binyamin Sela from Koranit and 26 year old Sgt. Gilad Zissman from the Binyamin region community of Eli. Zissman is the third soldier from Eli killed in Lebanon in the past two weeks.

Major Natan Yahav, 36 from Kiryat Yono was killed while operating in the village of Dibel. The family asked that the media refrain from attending the funeral, set for Thursday evening in Kiryat Shaul. Also killed in the battle for Dibel were Sergeant Major (res.) Reuven Novik of Kanaf and 22 year old First Sergeant Adi Salim of Beit Hashmonai. All were killed by anti-tank missile fire.

Captain Stukleman of Moshav Tamrat in the Jeezriel Valley, 22 year old First Sergeant Major Nir Cohen of Maccabim Re’ut and Sergeant Major Igor Koblik of Nazareth Illit were killed in Ayta al-Sha’ab when an anti-tank missile hit their tank.

Other soldiers killed in various battles in southern Lebanon were 27 year old Noam Goldman of Tel Aviv, 30 year old Captain Lion Smukher of Beit Nahmi and 25 year old Sergeant Major David Shmidov of Jerusalem.

Four reservists who were members of an armored brigade were killed by anti-tank missiles. An infantry soldier was killed by a mortar in the village of Marjayoun.

Nine reserve paratroopers were among the fallen, and 11 paratroopers were wounded when terrorists fired anti-tank missiles at a house in Debil in which they were operating.

Of the 34 troops who were wounded in action, at least 23 were reservists. At least six were seriously injured, including the two regular army soldiers, four were moderately injured and the rest sustained light wounds.

Published: 08:38 August 10, 2006