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Father of slain IDF tank commander asks visitors to comfort his young daughter too
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 22, 2026
What happened
Haim Havshush said his young daughter Nesia is grieving the death of her brother, Sgt. Maj. Noa Havshush, who was killed in a tank disaster in southern Lebanon. He asked visitors at the family’s shiva to comfort her too, not only the adults. Noa, 20, served as a tank commander in Battalion 52 of the 401st Brigade and was killed with three other soldiers.
- 01Father says his young daughter broke down after her brother was killed.
- 02She asked why everyone hugged the adults but not her.
- 03Noa Havshush, 20, died in the tank disaster in southern Lebanon.
- 04Three other soldiers, including Battalion 52 commander Dor Gadalia Ben Shimon, were also killed.
- 05Before the explosion, Noa texted his father about a possible Sunday release.
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