According to the Israeli military, a lethal overnight resistance operation by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon killed four occupation soldiers from the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, including the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Shamkhon.

Israeli Army Radio reports that the incident occurred around 12:20 AM in the vicinity of Kfar Tebnit, when a "suspicious target"—suspected to be an attack drone or guided missile—scored a direct hit on an Israeli tank operating under the command of the Givati Brigade. The force of the impact killed Ben Shamkhon and three other soldiers on the spot.

The elimination of Lieutenant Colonel Ben Shamkhon marks a devastating blow to the leadership of the 52nd Battalion, which has faced repeating losses in the ongoing ground invasion. Ben Shamkhon had only assumed command of the battalion to replace his predecessor, identified only as Lieutenant Colonel (A), after the latter was critically wounded during intense battles in southern Lebanon roughly two months prior. The military censorship apparatus delayed releasing the names of the remaining three dead occupation soldiers as the Israeli army continues to investigate the exact nature of the weapon that bypassed its defense systems.

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