(Jerusalem Post) - Capt. Hagai Haim Lev, 24, the deputy commander of a Givati Brigade reconnaissance unit, was killed Wednesday morning by Palestinian sniper fire while searching for tunnels used to smuggle weapons from Egypt to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. "Hagai was a professional, dedicated, and thorough officer who was involved in dangerous and complex battles in the past," said southern Gaza brigade commander Col. Shlomo Dagan.
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