NZA
LOL
not even joking - he was very eager to prove that southern lebanon is actually part of greater israel. he had IDF service experience so they thought he could handle himself out there. hezbollah probably assumed he was a commissioned officer and were within their right to kill him.
"Israeli researcher Zeev Ehrlich seen in IDF uniform before entering into southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon on November 20, 2024"
I've never heard of doing archeology work in an active war zone wearing a military uniform