Sergeant Major (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, a 30-year-old fire truck driver in the 188th Brigade from Katzrin, was killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Tuesday morning.
He is survived by his wife, Yassa, his three young children, his mother, and his brother.
In the same incident in which Ayal was killed, one reservist was moderately wounded, and two others sustained light injuries, the IDF added.
All three were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and their families were notified.
Bianco is the 937th IDF soldier killed in action since October 7, 2023, and the 13th killed fighting in Lebanon since the outset of Operation Roaring Lion on February 28.
"Ayal was a devoted family man, a man with a heart of gold and a big smile," the Katzrin Local Council said in a statement, adding that his funeral would be held on Tuesday afternoon.
Hezbollah explosive drone injures at least eight IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon
On Monday, eight IDF soldiers were wounded when an explosive drone fell in their vicinity in southern Lebanon.
Earlier on Monday, the IDF said that once it completes its operation against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon in the coming days, there will not be any remaining major fights for it to undertake in the area. Earlier on Monday, the IDF said that once it completes its operation against Hezbollah in Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon in the coming days, there will not be any remaining major fights for it to undertake in the area.
In addition, the IDF added that there were still several areas where it would continue to clear Hezbollah weapons that it had found during its invasion of southern Lebanon.
Such clearing operations could continue for a longer, somewhat indefinite period.
James Genn contributed to this report.