
DF Reserve Maj. Itamar Sapir, 27, Commander in Elite Maglan Unit, Killed in Southern Lebanon Fighting
May 19, 2026ยท1 min read
๐ HEARTBREAKING: The IDF announced that Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir, 27, from the community of Eli in the Binyamin region, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
Sapir served as a company commander in the elite Maglan unit. He is survived by his wife Maayan and their one-and-a-half-year-old son.
The Binyamin Regional Council said he was the son of Yehuda and Rivki Sapir of Eli, mourning โwith deep sorrowโ the loss of the reserve officer killed during fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.