{"id":510621,"date":"2026-06-25T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/510621\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:41:12","slug":"reservist-killed-soldier-injured-in-truck-accident-in-south-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/510621\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservist killed, soldier injured in truck accident in south Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reserve soldier died in an \u201coperational accident\u201d in southern Lebanon Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The military identified him as Master Sgt. (res.) Basil Sweid, 32, a truck driver in the 7th Armored Brigade\u2019s 75th Battalion, from Peki\u2019in. The IDF said Sweid was killed when his refueling truck overturned in the Rab al-Thalathine area at around 11 p.m. last night.<\/p>\n

As a result of the truck overturning, Sweid was killed and a combat soldier was moderately injured.<\/p>\n

The injured soldier was hospitalized and his family has been notified.<\/p>\n

Muafak Tarif, leader of the Druze community in Israel, eulogized Sweid and said he had willingly done long stints of reserve duty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are no words to describe the pain of losing a young man,\u201d Tarif said, according to the Haaretz news site. \u201cBasil Sweid served hundreds of days in the reserves and saw his service as a mission and a privilege that was afforded to him to protect the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThe Druze community continues to bear the burden [of military service] and to pay a very heavy and dear price. The heroism of the Druze soldiers demonstrates our participation in the State of Israel, a partnership that shouldn\u2019t only be on the battlefield but also in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThis picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel shows Israeli military vehicles driving along a road in southern Lebanon on June 22, 2026. (Jalaa MAREY \/ AFP) \/<\/p>\n

Thirty-seven IDF soldiers and one Defense Ministry civilian contractor have been killed in southern Lebanon, where fighting against Hezbollah has escalated amid the Iran war in recent months.<\/p>\n

Two civilians were also killed by Hezbollah rockets, and an Israeli civilian was mistakenly killed in the north by Israeli artillery shelling.<\/p>\n

In Lebanon, the Israeli military has said that it has killed over 2,500 Hezbollah operatives, including hundreds of members of the terror group\u2019s elite Radwan Force, since early March.<\/p>\n

Civilian defense contractor dies in Gaza<\/p>\n

Also on Wednesday, a Defense Ministry civilian contractor was killed in a building collapse in the Gaza Strip, the military announced.<\/p>\n

The contractor, named as Raad Abu al-Qi\u2019an from Hura, was employed by a civilian company carrying out demolition works on behalf of the Defense Ministry in the Strip.<\/p>\n

During the demolition works, a structure collapsed on Abu al-Qi\u2019an while he was operating heavy machinery, killing him.<\/p>\n

The IDF said his family was notified of the incident \u2014 described as an \u201coperational accident\u201d \u2014 and said the military and Defense Ministry \u201cshare in the family\u2019s grief.\u201d<\/p>\n


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