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Staff sergeant Ori Greenberg, 21, killed in south Lebanon Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

Staff sergeant Ori Greenberg, 21, killed in south LebanonCredit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

The Israeli military said an IDF soldier in the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit was killed in south Lebanon overnight.

The soldier was identified as 21-year-old Ori Greenberg from Petah Tikva, central Israel. The incident took place around 2 A.M. Israel time, with Greenberg being killed in a gunfight.

Greenberg is the third IDF soldier killed in Lebanon since the Iran war began.