Four soldiers were killed in battle in southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday.
The fallen soldiers were named as Captain (res.) Avraham Yosef Goldberg, 43, from Jerusalem; Staff-Sergeant-Major (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, 30, from Jerusalem; Captain (res.) Amit Chayut, 29, from Haifa; and Major (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol, 36, from Eitan.
Capt. Goldberg served as the battalion's military rabbi, Capt. Chayut was a platoon commander, and Maj. Abitbol was a deputy company commander.
The four soldiers served in the 8207th Battalion in the 228th Brigade.
According to the IDF's tally, the death of Goldberg, Elmaliach, Chayut, and Abitbol raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 769.
Soldiers wounded in incident
In the incident in which the four soldiers fell, three reserve soldiers, a soldier from the 8207th Battalion, and a Combat Engineering Officer from the 228th Brigade were seriously wounded, the IDF said.
The wounded soldiers were transferred to the hospital, and their families were notified.