IDF reserve soldier Yedidya Bloch, H’yd, 32, who was seriously injured in battle in southern Lebanon on Simchas Torah morning, died of his wounds on Tuesday.

Yedidya, z’l, left behind his wife, who is in her eighth month of pregnancy, his parents, and seven siblings. He was a resident of the Mevo Choron yishuv in Binyamin,

The head of the Binyamin Regional Council, Yisrael Gantz, stated: “We’ve been davening for our dear Yedidya, z’l. He went into battle with selflessness and lived an honorable life, and that’s how he fought and died for Am Yisrael and for their complete victory. At this moment, we embrace his wife, Sapir, and his parents and siblings and we ask to support the community of Mevo Choron.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)