Posted on 12/09/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
The IDF announced on Monday that four soldiers fell in battle in southern Lebanon:
Major (Res.) Evgeny Zinershain, aged 43, from Zikhron Ya'akov, was a company commander in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade.
Captain (Res.) Sagi Ya'akov Rubinshtein, aged 31, from Lavi, was a platoon commander in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade.
Master Sergeant (Res.) Binyamin Destaw Negose, aged 28, from Bet Shemesh, was a soldier in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade.
Sergeant First Class (Res.) Erez Ben Efraim, aged 25, from Ramat Gan, was a soldier in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade.
An IDF preliminary investigation found that troops from the 226th Brigade went to search for Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure in the Labbouneh Reserve near the border in the west. Upon entering a tunnel that contained weapons and additional shafts, there was an explosion and the structure collapsed.
The IDF is looking into the possibility that the incident was caused by an operational accident, meaning it was IDF munitions that exploded. The chances of that are high, but the investigation is still ongoing. Rescue teams from the Home Front Command worked for hours to evacuate the soldiers who were trapped underground.
Negose is the 17th Beit Shemesh resident to fall in the current war. Beit Shemesh Mayor Shmuel Greenberg came to support the family during these difficult moments. "The tears haven't dried yet from the death of Staff Sergeant Zamir Burke, and this morning we woke to another loss, that of Master Sergeant (Res.) Binyamin Destaw Negose. The heart hurts and words can't describe the magnitude of the loss. We will remember his heroism for the defense of the people of Israel forever." Master Sergeant Negose will be laid to rest on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery.