“Israeli” army announces death toll from Hezbollah explosive cache

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced Monday the death of several soldiers in southern Lebanon after Hebrew media reports said a Hezbollah mine was detonated.

Four soldiers were killed, and they are identified as:

Major Evgeny Zinershain, aged 43, a company commander in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade; Captain Sagi Ya'akov Rubinshtein, aged 31, a platoon commander in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade; Master Sergeant Binyamin Destaw Negose, aged 28, a soldier in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade; Sergeant First Class Erez Ben Efraim, aged 25, a soldier in the 9263rd Battalion, 226th Brigade.

In an initial probe, the IOF said their deaths were due to an “operational accident” after the soldiers were operating in the Labbouneh area when a cache of Hezbollah weapons and explosives stored in the area detonated.

The statement claimed that it was not a Hezbollah booby trap, but rather due to explosives placed by the army there.