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American-Born IDF Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Katz, 22, Killed in Lebanon

Family tributes follow community reports of a planned burial in Israel.

Overview

  • Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz, a 22-year-old Chabad member from New Haven, was killed Saturday while fighting in Lebanon during his IDF service.
  • He served with the rank of sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces and was the son of Mendy and Devorah Katz.
  • CrownHeights.info described him as a lone soldier, a term for troops who serve in Israel without immediate family living there.
  • Community outlets say his levaya, a Jewish funeral and burial, will take place in Israel.
  • CrownHeights.info reported he died in a Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon, a detail not confirmed by the other reports.