Sgt. Nehoray Leizer was killed in battle while fighting in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced early Monday.
Leizer, 19, from Eilat, served in the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion in the 401st Armored Brigade, the military said. His family has been notified.
He is survived by his parents and two younger siblings.
According to initial assessments, Leizer was killed by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah.
Leizer’s funeral will take place at 5 p.m. in Eilat. He will be buried in the military section of the city’s cemetery.
The municipality added in a Monday morning statement that starting at 4:15 p.m., it will hand out flags at the cemetery entrance.
An additional soldier was severely wounded during the incident and was evacuated to the hospital for treatment. His family has been notified.
Hamburger had served as a technology and maintenance soldier in Battalion 9 of the brigade.
During the incident in which Hamburger fell, another IDF soldier was severely wounded, and a non-commissioned officer was lightly wounded.
On Wednesday, 401st Brigade Commander Col. Meir Biderman had been severely wounded in an explosive drone strike. The IDF said he would be temporarily replaced by the brigade’s current chief of staff, Col. (res.) H.
In the same incident, a reservist officer was moderately wounded by another explosive drone impact, while a non-commissioned officer was lightly wounded.
This is a developing story.
Amir Bohbot contributed to this report.
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