Tech Evolution Net2

Four Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and six others were wounded during a clash with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon yesterday afternoon, the IDF announces.

The slain soldiers are named as Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, 42, from Lod; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shmuel Harari, 35, from Safed; Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, 31, from Mitzpe Yeriho; and Sgt. First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan, 22, from Rehelim.

They all served with the Carmeli Brigade’s 222nd Battalion.

According to an initial IDF probe, several Hezbollah operatives emerged from a tunnel and hurled grenades at the troops. The soldiers returned fire, but it remains unclear how many operatives were hit.

Among the six wounded soldiers, three are listed in serious condition.

In separate incidents today in southern Lebanon, the IDF says an officer with the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion was seriously wounded in an anti-tank guided missile attack; a reservist with the 55th Paratroopers Brigade’s 7155th Battalion was seriously wounded during a battle with Hezbollah operatives; and an officer with 226th Paratroopers Brigade’s 6226th Battalion was seriously wounded by shrapnel.

The soldiers were all evacuated to hospitals for treatment.

💔

21 soldiers were killed on Monday in a serious incident in the southern Gaza Strip, it was cleared for publication on Tuesday morning.

A preliminary investigation of the incident reveals that a combined force of IDF, engineering, and artillery from Reserve Battalion 8208, operating in defense missions in the Kissufim sector of the central envelope, arrived for surface excavation tasks in the buffer zone binding Gaza.

As part of these activities, the IDF demolishes Palestinian fields and homes overlooking and firing into the Israeli side, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of structures.

During these operations, fighters located a cluster of 10 two-story buildings, about 600 meters from the border fence on the Gaza side on Monday afternoon.

With the assistance of the engineering unit, forces began to prepare the buildings for explosions, while the artillery and IDF secured the engineering unit’s activities.

Around 3 PM, at least one assailant approached the point, likely emerging from a tunnel and therefore not identified, and fired an RPG missile at the tank securing the operation. As a result, two fighters were killed in the tank, and two others were injured.

Simultaneously, another anti-tank missile was launched by the cell towards a complex of two adjacent houses where dozens of fighters were located as part of the operation.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the RPG missile explosion in the building initiated numerous traps set by the force inside the structure, causing a complete collapse of the two-story complex due to the massive explosion.

Their names cleared for publication:

– Sergeant Major (res.) Itamar Tal, 32, from Mesilot.

– Sergeant Major (res.) Adam Bismut, 35, from Karnei Shomron.
– Sergeant Major (res.) Shay Biton Hayun, 40, from Zichron Yaakov.

– Sergeant Major (res.) Zegeye Danielk Kasau, 38, from Yokneam Ilit.

– Sergeant Major (res.)Matan Lazar, 32,from Haifa.
– Sergeant first class (res.)Hadar Kapeluk, 23, from Mevo Beitar.

– Sergeant Major (res.)Sergey Gontmaherr, 37, from Ramat Gan.

– Sergeant first class (res.)Elkana Yehuda Sfez, 25, from Kiryat Arba.
– Sergeant first class (res.)Yuval Lopez, 27, from Alon Shvut.

– Master sergeant (res.)Yoav Levi, 29,from Yehud-Monosson.

– Sergeant first class (res.)Nicholas Berger, 22, from Jerusalem.

– Sergeant first class (res.)Cydrick Garin, 23, from Tel Aviv-Yafo.

– Sergeant Major (res.)Rafael Elias Mosheyoff, 33, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur.

– Sergeant Major (res.)Barak Haim Ben Valid, 33, from Rishon Lezion.

– Sergeant First Class (res.) Ahmad Abu Latif, 26, from Rahat.

–Captain (res.) Nir Binyamin, 29, from Givatayim.

–Master Sergeant (res.) Elkana Vizel, 35, from Bnei Dekalim.

–Sergeant First Class (res.) Israel Socol, 24, from Karnei Shomron.

–Captain (res.) Ariel Mordechay Wollfstal, 28, from Elazar.

–Sergeant First Class (res.) Sagi Idan, 24, from Rosh Ha’ayin.

–Sergeant major Mark Kononovich, 35, from Herzliya.

545 IDF soldiers have been killed since the start of the war on October 7. More than 200 of them have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the ground maneuver began on October 27.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said: “An unbearably difficult morning, in which more and more names of the best of our sons… are added to the hero’s tombstone, in a war that has no justice.

“Behind every name is a family whose world has fallen on one, a family that we take to our hearts with sorrow and pain, and at the same time with pride – for the heroism of the generation, for the missions and evils, for sticking to the goal and for the love of the people and the homeland.

“The intense battles are taking place in an extremely challenging space, and we are strengthening the soldiers of the IDF and the security forces who are working with endless determination to realize the goals of the fighting.

“On behalf of the entire nation, I console the families and pray for the healing of the wounded. Even on this sad and difficult morning, we are strong and remember that together we will win.”

Police Officer Dan Rocha was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person.
Citizens called the police to report the man's suspicious behavior. Officer Rocha witnessed the subject transferring guns between two vehicles. He made contact with the man and discovered that the subject had a warrant out for his arrest and was a convicted felon. While Officer Rocha was attempting to arrest the man, a struggle ensued, during which the man shot him three times in the head, killing him. The subject then ran over Officer Rocha's body as he fled in a car.
Other officers pursued the man for approximately two miles. He was taken into custody after crashing into several other vehicles at the intersection of 35th Street and Rucker Avenue. In 2023, the subject was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder, unlawful gun possession, possession with the intent to manufacture or distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and he**in, and attempting to elude police. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Officer Rocha had served as a police officer with the Everett Police Department for four years and had previously served as a parking enforcement officer. Officer Rocha is survived by his wife and two sons.
The 1000 block of Trojan Way in Everett, Washington, has been renamed Officer Dan Rocha Way.

💔💔

Police Officer Dan Rocha was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person.
Citizens called the police to report the man's suspicious behavior. Officer Rocha witnessed the subject transferring guns between two vehicles. He made contact with the man and discovered that the subject had a warrant out for his arrest and was a convicted felon. While Officer Rocha was attempting to arrest the man, a struggle ensued, during which the man shot him three times in the head, killing him. The subject then ran over Officer Rocha's body as he fled in a car.
Other officers pursued the man for approximately two miles. He was taken into custody after crashing into several other vehicles at the intersection of 35th Street and Rucker Avenue. In 2023, the subject was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder, unlawful gun possession, possession with the intent to manufacture or distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and he**in, and attempting to elude police. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Officer Rocha had served as a police officer with the Everett Police Department for four years and had previously served as a parking enforcement officer. Officer Rocha is survived by his wife and two sons.
The 1000 block of Trojan Way in Everett, Washington, has been renamed Officer Dan Rocha Way.

Seven soldiers were killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip after an armored vehicle they were in was hit by an explosive device on Tuesday, marking one of the deadliest incidents for the Israel Defense Forces in months.

The soldiers were named on Wednesday as Lt. Matan Shai Yashinovski, 21, from Kfar Yona; Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe, 20, from Rehovot; Staff Sgt. Niv Radia, 20, from Elyakhin; Sgt. Ronen Shapiro, 19, from Mazkeret Batya; Sgt. Shahar Manoav, 21, from Ashkelon; Sgt. Maayan Baruch Pearlstein, 20, from Eshhar; and Staff Sgt. Alon Davidov, 21, from Kiryat Yam.

They all served with the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion.

💔💔

NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, getting nails done for a wedding killed in deadly LI salon crash - Today, the driver responsible was found guilty on all charges.
Rennhack, 30, was killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed his SUV into a nail salon in Deer Park on Long Island. She had been getting a manicure on her day off.
A jury found Schwally guilty on all charges, including four counts of second-degree murder for the crash through the front of the Hawaii Nail Spa in Deer Park.
Prosecutor said Schwally, now 66, had drunk 18 beers the night before the crash and that his blood alcohol content at the time was more than double the legal limit.
The crash killed off-duty NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack along with three others and injured nine others. The shop owner, Ken Chen, along with employees Yan Xu and Meizi Zhang, were the other fatal victims.
Sentencing for Schwally will come at a later date.

The IDF confirms the death in battle of two additional fallen soldiers: Staff Sgt. Itay Yehuda, 20, and Staff Sgt. Shay Arvas, 20, bringing the death toll of soldiers killed in the Gaza ground operation so far to 15.

Yehuda, the son of Ofer and Rinat from Rishon Lezion, was a member of the Givati Brigade and was killed yesterday in fighting, the military says. He will be buried this evening in Holon.

Arvas, a combat medic with the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar unit from Holon, was also killed yesterday, the military says.

The four soldiers — including two announced earlier today — were killed in the anti-tank guided missile attack yesterday that left seven other members of the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar unit dead.

Another two soldiers of the Paratrooper’s 101st Battalion were also seriously wounded during battles with Hamas in Gaza today.

💔🥹

Former U.S. Marine Corporal Megan Leavey refused to give up on Rex, the military working dog who served beside her in Iraq.
Leavey served as a K9 handler in the U.S. Marine Corps and was paired with Rex, a highly trained German Shepherd. Both Megan and Rex were wounded by an lED explosion during a patrol. Despite their injuries, their courage and dedication earned widespread respect, and Leavey received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in combat.
After leaving the Marines, Megan spent years fighting to adopt Rex. Years later, she finally succeeded, and the two were reunited after years apart. Rex spent his final months at home with the Marine who never gave up on him before passing away later that year, while Rex recovered and continued serving.
Their extraordinary story of loyalty, sacrifice, and friendship later inspired the 2017 film Megan Leavey, ensuring that the legacy of Megan and Rex would never be forgotten.

💔💔

Sergeant
Kaila Sullivan was kill
led when she was intentionally
struck by a vehicle driven while attempting to arrest a wanted subject.
AUBAY
Officers had conducted a traffic stop on the man who was wanted on a warrant for domestic assault. When they attempted to place him in custody, he began to resist and was able to re-enter his vehicle. He struck and fatally wounded Sergeant Sullivan as he fled the area in the vehicle.
Sergeant Sullivan was transported to HCA Clear Lake Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The vehicle was found abandoned a short distance away. The man was arrested on December 12th, 2019. He was convicted of aggravated assault on a public servant and sentenced to 58 years in prison.
Sergeant Sullivan had served with the Nassau Bay Police Department for 16 years. She is survived by her wife and son.

💔💔

Two female US soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack were best friends, shattered kin say as they recall final phone calls The heartbroken families of the two female US soldiers killed by a drone strike in Jordan say the young women were best friends — as their moms recalled their final phone calls with their hero daughters.
Army Reserve Spcs. Kennedy Sanders, 24, and Breonna Moffett, 23, both from Georgia and the children of US veterans, had become close friends after meeting in basic training in 2019.