
The father (L) of 19-year-old Israeli army Sergeant Liem Ben Hamo, a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, who was killed in combat in southern Lebanon by an explosive drone, is comforted during his son's funeral in Herzliya, on May 1, 2026. Another soldier was moderately wounded in the incident. Since the start of Operation Roaring Lion in late February, 16 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images) /


