Posted on 11/13/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
The IDF announced on Wednesday that soldiers from the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade fell during combat in southern Lebanon:
Captain Itay Marcovich, aged 22, from Kokhav Ya'ir, was a Platoon Commander in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade.
Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, aged 21, from Mehola, was a Squad Commander in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade.
Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, aged 20, from Gan Haim, was a Squad Sergeant in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade.
Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, aged 20, from Dimona, was a soldier in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade.
Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, aged 21, from Sderot, was a soldier in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade.
In the incident where Captain Itay Marcovich, Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, and Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer fell, an additional soldier whose family has been notified has fallen. His name has not yet been cleared for publication.
"Saraya was a social boy, happy, surrounded by friends, principled, connected to his roots, full of unlimited giving," the Jordan Valley Regional Council wrote in a statement announcing the death of Sraya Elbom.
"Saraya went to fight in Gaza in the middle of squad commanders training, he returned to finish the course, and immediately went to fight in Lebanon, he had four months left before his discharge."
The Sderot Municipality published a statement announcing the death of Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron: "The city of Sderot mourns the news that Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, a resident of Sderot, aged 21, fell in battle. Sderot enlisted through the Hesder track to the 51st Battalion of Golani. Shalev fell during operational activity in southern Lebanon this morning. He is survived by his parents and three siblings."