Permission granted for publication: Sergeant Ohad Yaari, a soldier in the Givati Brigade from Rehovot, was killed during an operation in southern Lebanon
Sergeant Ohad Yaari, 21 years old from Rehovot, a soldier in the Givati Brigade, was killed during an operational operation in southern Lebanon. The difficult news struck his family, friends and acquaintances, as well as the communities of Rehovot and Yad Binyamin, where his extended family resides.
According to the initial information published, the circumstances of the incident are still under comprehensive investigation by military officials. At this stage, it appears that the soldier's death was caused by a bullet, but the IDF emphasizes that all the details of the case have not yet been definitively clarified, and the operational investigation is ongoing in order to fully understand the sequence of events.
Ohad served as a soldier in the Givati Brigade, one of the IDF's regular infantry brigades, and took part in operational activities in the northern sector as part of the missions assigned to the forces operating in Lebanon.
