Israel Defense Forces Maj. (res.) Ze’ev Erlich, 71, a renowned scholar of the Land of Israel, was killed by Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, the Binyamin Regional Council announced on Wednesday evening.
“Jabo Erlich, 71, a reservist, joined IDF forces operating in Southern Lebanon. He was a prominent researcher in the field of research into the Land of Israel and its settlement,” the council confirmed in a statement.
“We are shocked by Jabo’s departure,” said council head Israel Ganz, describing Erlich as “a man whose name was a symbol of knowledge and love of the land” and one of the founders of the community of Ofra in the Binyamin region.
(JNS)
