Under the "Permitted for Publication" clause, the Israeli occupation army confirmed the killing of four of its troops, including one officer and three soldiers, during confrontations in southern Lebanon. This brings the total number of soldiers killed since October 7, 2023 to 765.

The occupation forces reported that the four dead from Battalion 8207 were killed during confrontations in southern Lebanon on Saturday, with 14 others sustaining serious injuries in the same confrontations.

The soldiers include Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, platoon commander Amit Chayut, deputy company commander Eliav Amram Abitbol, and sergeant Gilad Elmaliach.

"The reality is difficult in the north and the number of dead and wounded is large."

Situation in North comes at 'significant cost'

Israeli media acknowledged that the situation in the north is challenging and comes at a significant cost, with approximately 13 soldiers and officers killed during the Sukkot holiday alone, most of them in confrontation in Lebanon.

Suleiman Zarqa, the director of the Israeli Ziv Hospital in the occupied city of Safad, noted that “the military arena in northern Lebanon is very active, and the number of injuries there is substantial.”

Zarqa reported that by last weekend, 75 injured had been admitted to Ziv Hospital, including three in serious condition. He also noted that throughout the year, the hospital had treated approximately 970 injuries.

The IOF admitted the killing of the officer and three soldiers after the Israeli Ministry of Security admitted that 890 soldiers, officers, police, and security personnel have been killed since October 7, 2023.

Hezbollah drone targets a factory in the Bar-Lev industrial zone in northern occupied Palestine. pic.twitter.com/NWLUqCOQui

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