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Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, commander of the 53rd Battalion of the IDF’s 188th ‘Barak’ Armored Brigade, fell in battle in northern Gaza on November 2, 2023. Habaka, a Druze officer, is remembered as a decorated field commander who led from the front.
Facts: Date — 2 Nov 2023; Location — northern Gaza; Unit — 188th Armored Brigade, 53rd Battalion.
Sources: The Jerusalem Post (Nov 2, 2023); Times of Israel (Nov 6, 2023).
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