He was killed in southern Lebanon as Israel expands an invasion there.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 30, 2026. NEW YORK — A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed during a The Israeli military identified the soldier as Sgt.
Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, 22. He was originally from New Haven, Connecticut, according to family members.If the giant sequoia is dying out, why are there tens of thousands of seedlings and saplings?‘No Kings’ rallies draw crowds across U.S., in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstrationMoshe Katz was the oldest of five children. The Israeli military said he was assigned to the 890th Battalion, Paratroopers Brigade. He was killed in southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah, as After his death was announced, his parents and other family members traveled to Israel to attend his funeral, scheduled for Sunday, said Caroline Caprio, business partner of the soldier’s father. Moshe Katz’s decision to join the Israeli military took shape in the months after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people, his sister, Adina Katz, said in an interview with Ynet News, an Israeli news website. About a year after the attack, Moshe Katz committed himself to the move, she said. When he followed through last year, he arrived in Israel without being able to speak Hebrew and completed a language preparatory program before enlisting, Adina Katz said. Family members attended his graduation from training a few weeks ago, Caprio said. “He gave it his all and finished his beret march with a smile,” said Adina Katz, who moved to Israel before her brother. Moshe Katz came from a family with deep roots in New Haven’s Jewish community, and because of his faith felt a strong connection to Israel and its people, said Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht, a relative in Connecticut. “He wanted to do something more and that something more was going though basic training and joining the Israel Defense Forces to protect life and limb of the people that he loved,” Hecht said. In his post on Facebook, Katz’s father recalled his son’s “zest for life” and his love of laughter with those around him.San Diego loses population as immigration nosedives. What are the consequences? Its schools are falling apart, and voters won’t pass a bond. Could a little-used tactic help this district?Crews battle brush fire in Santee that prompted evacuation of shoppersTom Krasovic: MLB denying the Padres competitive-balance draft picks makes no senseTens of thousands of San Diegans gather countywide for third No Kings protests
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