In response to the IDF announcement on Wednesday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a statement.
"May God avenge their blood. May their memory be blessed," he said.
"We are in the midst of a tough war against Iran's axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us. That will not happen – because we will stand together, and with God's help – we will win together," he added.
"We will bring back our hostages in the south, return our residents in the north, and ensure the eternity of Israel," the statement concluded.