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.
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.
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