Arrr, mateys! A scurvy dog from the land of Israel and the great United States be slain by a fiendish missile from the scallywags of Hezbollah, as reported by the noble IDF!
2023-10-21
Arr! The scurvy dogs from the Israel Defense Forces have declared that a brave soul, an Israeli-American private with allegiance to two lands, hath met his bitter end by an anti-tank missile launched from Lebanon! Aye, 'tis a clash betwixt our Israeli troops and the dastardly scoundrels of Hezbollah!
An Israeli reserve soldier with dual American citizenship, Staff Sgt. Omer Balva, was killed by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon. Balva, 22, was a commander in the 9203rd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade. He was born to Israeli parents but grew up in Rockville, Maryland. Balva was called into reserve service and promptly flew back to Israel from the United States to report for duty. Skirmishes between Israeli troops and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah along the Israeli-Lebanon border have become more frequent. On Saturday, Hezbollah terrorists fired anti-tank missiles into Israeli territory, prompting the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to respond with a drone strike. The IDF also retaliated with artillery fire against missile launchers on the Lebanese side of the border. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Hezbollah terrorists have been paying a "heavy price" for their attacks since the war with Hamas began. The war between Israel and Hamas has resulted in at least 5,700 deaths, including 32 American civilians. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claims over 4,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 13,000 wounded. There are concerns that a second front may emerge in Israel's war with Hamas.