Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Basil Sweid, 32, from Peki'in, died during an operational activity in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Thursday.
Sweid was a driver in the 75th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade.
The incident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday evening when a vehicle overturned during an operation near Rab El Thalathine in southern Lebanon.
In the same incident, another soldier was moderately wounded and evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment.
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