A 19 yr old IDF Soldier, Idan Fooks, Killed in Today Battle
The IDF announced that Sgt. Idan Fooks fell in southern Lebanon on Sunday.
Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva, served in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion.
He was killed when an explosive drone fired by Hezbollah terrorists hit his position during an operation in southern Lebanon.
Six other soldiers were injured in the incident.
Out of these, one officer and three soldiers were seriously wounded, one was moderately wounded, and the other was lightly wounded, IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin wrote on X/Twitter.
Fallen soldier receives posthumous promotion
Fooks was posthumously promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, the IDF said.
Fooks's funeral will be held on Monday afternoon, Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg announced.
One of the other wounded soldiers was also from the city, Greenberg noted.
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