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American-born IDF paratrooper killed in Lebanon as clashes intensify
The IDF announced the death of US-born Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, 22, who was killed in Lebanon during an attack that wounded three other soldiers, the latest fatality in Operation Roaring Lion. Katz immigrated to Israel from the United States and served in the Paratroopers Brigade; Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed condolences as Iran and Hezbollah continued attacks across the region.
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