Capt. Noam Madmoni, 22, from Sderot, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, 21, from Lehavim, and Staff Sgt. Maxim Antis, fighters in the Nahal reconnaissance unit, were killed in battle in southern Lebanon. Another soldier whose name has not yet been cleared for publication fell alongside them in battle. The IDF Spokesperson announced this, adding that in the incident, one soldier was seriously wounded and two other soldiers were moderately wounded.