The IDF has cleared for publication the identity of the soldier killed Friday afternoon near the Lebanese border: Corporal (Samal Rishon) Noam Hamburger, 23, from the town of Atlit.
He was a technology and maintenance fighter in Battalion 9 of the "Iron Tracks" Formation (401st Armored Brigade).
The incident occurred on Friday at approximately 2:20 p.m., when an explosive drone launched from Lebanese territory struck a position where IDF forces were present near the northern border. Hamburger was killed in the strike. Two additional soldiers sustained injuries of varying severity and were evacuated for medical treatment.
