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Soldier dies in Hezbollah bomb attack

by JERUSALEM (JPS) -- An Israeli soldier was killed and another wounded in a Hezbollah bomb ambush in southern Lebanon on Monday., Staff-Sgt. Molo Negato, 23, of Ness Ziona, was leading an operation to check for mines and explosive devices, when the bomb was

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Negato, who is survived by his parents and seven siblings, was the ninth IDF soldier to be killed in southern Lebanon this year.

Staff-Sgt. Assad Hamuda, a tracker, suffered light-to-moderate wounds. He was evacuated by helicopter to Rambam Hospital. Hamuda was reported to be suffering from shrapnel wounds to his chest and limbs.

The bomb attack occurred at about 7 a.m., after a unit of Givati Brigade soldiers, with Negato in the lead, left the outpost to check the road leading to the coastal highway.


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