Israeli Capitan Killed, 7 Soldiers Injured in Lebanon

The Israeli army acknowledged, Monday, the death of a captain and medical doctor in the Givati Brigade and the wounding of seven other soldiers, including four officers and a battalion commander, in an attack carried out by Hezbollah using explosive-laden drones.

In a statement, the army said the deceased was a medic from the Shaked Battalion (424) of the Givati Brigade and was killed during fighting in southern Lebanon.

Israeli Army Radio reported that Hezbollah launched six explosive-laden drones around noon, Monday, toward a group of soldiers and a Nimer armored vehicle belonging to the Givati Brigade, which was stationed on the outskirts of the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, near the Shaqif site.

The radio added that among those seriously wounded were the operations officer of the Shaked Battalion and a platoon commander in the same battalion, while the battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel, was also wounded.

This attack comes a day after the Israeli army radio also announced the death of a soldier from the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance unit and the wounding of four other soldiers in an explosion caused by an explosive-laden drone that targeted them, Saturday, evening in the Zawtar al-Sharqiya area of southern Lebanon.

The southern Lebanese front is witnessing a continuous escalation, amid ongoing clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli occupation forces according to Qudspress.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Israeli Soldier Killed in Lebanon Hikes Up Total to 37

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June 25, 2026

CROSSFIREARABIA – Another Israeli soldier was killed, Wednesday, during a military operation in south Lebanon. The Israeli army announced the news the following day, saying as well that one more Israeli soldier was injured in the operation. It stated that the soldier killed was a 32-year-old soldier. He was killed while his vehicle was overturned according to an AFP report.

Since 2 March, 2026 the Israeli army said 36 of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon. This is while it pointed out that over 1300 Israeli soldiers were wounded in the fighting with Hezbollah and had to be brought back to Israel.

Independent sources say at least 37 Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon with one independent contractor. This is while 1,364 soldiers were injured.

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Gaza: 28,000 Widows Must Serve as Breadwinners

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June 24, 2026

Today, there are more than 28,000 widows in Gaza according to the Ministry of Social Development. These widows are living through one of the most severe humanitarian crises in modern history, amidst the ongoing conflict that has led to a surge in the number of women solely bearing the responsibility of supporting their families under exceptionally difficult circumstances.

In a press release, Wednesday, the Ministry revealed a sharp increase in the number of widows during the current war, reaching 28,224, compared to 22,596 before the war began.

Gaza City has recorded the highest percentage of widows at 40.8%, followed by North Gaza at 22.5% with the two northern governorates accounting for more than 70% of the urgent interventions needed to support the families of martyrs, according to the Ministry.

According to official statistics, approximately 64% of widows, or about 16,877 women, are of working age (18-45 years old), necessitating the launch of urgent economic empowerment programs.

The Ministry indicated that elderly widows aged 60 and over constitute 14.9%, while widows under the age of 18 represent about 0.4%.

Last May, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research reported in a research paper the war on Gaza led to an unprecedented increase in the phenomenon of women breadwinners, with the number of widows exceeding 22,000 according to Quds Press.

The center emphasized that addressing this phenomenon requires a comprehensive vision that integrates women breadwinners into the production and reconstruction process, recognizing them as essential elements in social and economic recovery, not merely recipients of aid.

The 23rd of June marks International Widows’ Day, established by the United Nations to highlight the economic and social challenges facing widows, most notably poverty, deprivation of inheritance, and the absence of social protection.

Since October 8, 2023, Israel, with American and European support, has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, including killing, starvation, destruction, displacement, and arrests, ignoring international appeals and orders from the International Court of Justice to cease its actions.

The genocide left more than 246,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of displaced people and a famine that claimed the lives of many, most of them children, as well as widespread destruction and the erasure of most of the cities and areas of the Gaza Strip from the map.