Who was Alim Abdallah? Israeli deputy commander of 91st Division of IDF killed in clash with militants from Lebanon

The Israeli 300th Brigade of the 91st Division’s deputy commander was a Druze man named Alim Abdallah. Hezbollah attack that was launched in response to an infiltration effort claimed his life. Lieutenant colonel was his position. He was wed and had three kids.

An incident involving militants who crossed the border from Lebanon on Monday resulted in the death of the 300th Brigade’s deputy commander, according to the Israeli army. The Druze community of Yanuh-Jat in northern Israel is where Lieutenant Colonel Alim Abdallah, 40, is from.

The army had previously declared the death of “a number of militants who crossed the border from Lebanon.” Three Israeli troops were hurt, according to Channel 12 in Israel, in a border encounter with armed intruders.

Who was Alim Abdallah? Israeli deputy commander of 91st Division of IDF killed in clash with militants from Lebanon

Deputy Commander Alim Abdallah of the IDF’s 300th Brigade was murdered “during a confrontation with terrorists who infiltrated from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the IDF stated in a statement. The Druze town of Yanuh-Jat in northern Israel is where 40-year-old Abdallah is from.
According to the IDF, Abdallah and other soldiers engaged five militants who had crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon and killed at least two of them. At least six Israelis were hurt by shrapnel, according to Israeli rescue services.