{"id":443087,"date":"2026-05-15T13:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/443087\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:08:14","slug":"staff-sergeant-negev-dagan-was-killed-by-mortar-fire-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/443087\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan Was Killed by Mortar Fire in Southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, from southern Israel, was killed Thursday by a mortar shell in the Litani River area of southern Lebanon during cross-border fighting with Hezbollah, the Israeli military said early on Friday, bringing the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the current round of hostilities began to 19.<\/p>\n

The Eshkol Regional Council, where Dagan lived, said in a eulogy: “We are shocked and saddened by the loss of our dear council member. Negev was the son of Hava and Shalom and one of six siblings. Negev was a sociable, opinionated young man who was popular among his friends. Even as a teenager, he worked diligently, loved fixing old cars, and was interested in hands-on work and forging his own path. We share in the deep sorrow of his family, friends, and the community of Dekel.”<\/p>\n

Since the cease-fire in Lebanon began last month, soldiers and civilians have continued to be injured by Hezbollah fire, most of them in explosive drone attacks. <\/p>\n

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An Israeli military vehicle operates by the Israeli\u2011Lebanese border, in northern Israel, Thursday. Credit: Reuters\/Shir Torem<\/p>\n

An Israeli military vehicle operates by the Israeli\u2011Lebanese border, in northern Israel, Thursday. Credit: Reuters\/Shir ToremRelated Articles<\/p>\n

On Thursday, an explosive-laden drone from Lebanon<\/a> hit the parking lot of Rosh Hanikra National Park, without warning sirens being activated. Three civilians were wounded \u2013 one in critical condition from shrapnel and blast injuries, one moderately injured, and one lightly injured, the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya said. The IDF said the drone was launched by Hezbollah and that it constitutes a “blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings” in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, Master Sgt. (res.) Alexander Glovanyov, 47, from Petah Tikva, was killed by an explosive drone strike in Israeli territory near the Lebanese border. His mother, Flora, said that he was killed while at the military base.<\/p>\n

The IDF said late last month that drones operating over the combat zone in southern Lebanon had recently become one of the military’s biggest operational challenges. Military officials said the army believes countering Hezbollah’s drone network requires targeting the group’s broader infrastructure, but added that restrictions imposed by Israel’s political leadership are currently preventing a wider campaign against the threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, from southern Israel, was killed Thursday by a mortar shell in the Litani…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,86,1031,88,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-443087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-lebanon","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}