The IDF reported that Major (res.) Aviram Hariv, 42, from Dolev, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon. Hariv, the deputy commander of the Alon Brigade's 9308th Battalion, fell during a clash with terrorists in the western sector. In addition to his military service, Hariv served as the rabbi of the Dolev Ulpana, a religious high school for girls.
Hariv is survived by his wife, Ayelet, and their six children: Ahinoam, 18; Ziv, 15; Shahar, 11; Uri, 9; Amit, 7; and Ivri, 4.
"The nation has lost a great educator who lived the values he taught, taking them to the battlefield. A man of the book," said Israel Gantz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council. "We embrace dear Ayelet and the six beloved children. Rabbi Aviram leaves us with a great void and a great will to continue to victory for the revival of the people of Israel."
Hariv is the third soldier the IDF reported killed on Tuesday. Master Sergeant (res.) Saar Eliad Navarsky, 27, from Tel Aviv, was killed in fighting in the north. Earlier, the IDF confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Yishai Mann, 21, from Mitzpe Yeriho, in a road accident near the Gaza Strip while on duty.
Since the outbreak of the war, 752 soldiers have fallen, 356 of them in the ground offensive in Gaza which began on October 27. Of these, 56 soldiers have died in operational accidents.
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