Israel military says soldier killed in southern Lebanon

Published May 25, 2026 Updated May 25, 2026 09:42am

Israel said a soldier was killed in southern Lebanon, AFP reports.

A military statement named him as 19-year-old Sergeant Nehoray Leizer of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, who “fell in combat in southern Lebanon”.

During the incident in which Leizer was killed, “an additional soldier was severely injured”, the Israeli military said separately on Telegram.

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