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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz published a condolence message for Israeli soldiers who lost their lives in clashes in southern Lebanon.

Katz extended his condolences to the families of Corporal Yoav Klein, Corporal Noa Havshush, Corporal Liav Kavvia, and Sergeant Nir Ben Ari.

The statement said that Yoav Klein, Noa Havshush, and Liav Kavvia served as armored corps soldiers in the 52nd Tank Battalion and were killed in the fighting alongside their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gadalia Ben Simhon.

It was also stated that Nir Ben Ari served in the Maglan Unit and was killed during a special operation involving Hezbollah.

Katz said: "Our most precious sons continue to stand on the front lines protecting our citizens in the north, driven by their sense of responsibility to the country and its people. I embrace, support, and comfort their families during these difficult days, pray for the recovery of all the wounded, and ask everyone to stand behind the heroic commanders and soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces deployed across all fronts. May the memory of the fallen be blessed."