IDF Chief Sergeant First Class (res.) Alexander Filin, aged 29, from Haifa, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Thursday.
Filin was a combat soldier in the 36th Division command post.
He was killed when a team of soldiers from the 36th Division and the Givati Brigade was walking on foot near the Litani River when an IED exploded near them.
During the incident, at least seven other soldiers were wounded, the military noted.
This included an IDF officer, a reserve officer, and an additional reserve soldier who were moderately wounded, the military said.
The officer was identified as the 36th Division’s deputy commander, a Colonel rank, and the reserve officer as the 556th Battalion commander, a Lieutenant-Colonel rank.
Additionally, a combat NCO and three reserve soldiers, one of whom was a woman, were lightly wounded in the incident, the military added.
The IDF is investigating the incident.
Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav issued a statement, expressing deep sorrow at the news of Filin’s death and expressing condolences to the family.
Shortly beforehand, in a separate incident, five other soldiers were wounded when two explosive drones hit a unit operating in southern Lebanon, one after the other.
One of these soldiers was severely wounded, while the others were moderately and lightly wounded.