BEIRUT, June 7 -- Cpt. Shahar Gamla did not die immediately. The 23-year-old deputy squad commander in the Commando Brigade's Egoz Unit was struck by a Hezbollah drone in the hills of southern Lebanon late Thursday. He was evacuated to hospital. He held on through Friday. On Saturday morning, he was gone.

Hours later, the Israeli military announced a second death. Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, of the Givati Brigade's Shaked Battalion, was killed on Friday by what the army described as a suspected accidental firearm discharge. He was from Rehovot. The Military Police opened an investigation. The circumstances, the IDF said, remained under review.

Two soldiers. Two separate incidents. One weekend. The losses came as the Israeli military said it ha...