22-year-old Connecticut man and member of the Chabad Hasidic movement serving in the IDF killed while deployed in southern Lebanon.By World Israel News StaffAn American citizen serving in the Israeli military was killed in combat in southern Lebanon on Saturday, an IDF spokesperson announced early Sunday morning.The soldier has been identified as Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, 22, of New Haven, Connecticut.Katz was serving as a combat soldier in the 890th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade.The IDF did not provide details regarding the incident in which Katz was killed but did note that three other IDF soldiers were wounded in the incident. The wounded soldiers were evacuated to an Israeli hospital for treatment.Katz was a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement.His father, Mendy Katz, announced that his son will be buried in Israel on Monday.“With unspeakable tragedy I regret to inform you that my 22 year old son Moshe Yitzchak a*h a sergeant in the idf, fell in battle in Lebanon,” Mendy wrote on his Facebook account.“My oldest Son with a zest for life and jokes. Burial is tomorrow in israel. Maybe we only share good news. My heart is shattered and the wound is real. May he be a malitz yosher for only good things.With love. Mendy Katz.”Moshe is survived by his parents, Mendy and Devorah Katz, his siblings, Adina, Yehuda, Shua, and Dubi, and his grandparents, Mrs. Malka Katz of New Haven, and Mr. and Mrs. Rosenswaig from Netanya, Israel.Katz is the fifth IDF soldier killed during combat operations in southern Lebanon since the latest round of fighting with Hezbollah began on March 2.Nine IDF soldiers were injured in two separate Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon.In one incident, two officers were wounded by an anti-tank missile.One officer was seriously wounded, the other was moderately wounded.The post American-born IDF soldier killed in Lebanon appeared first on World Israel News.