Master sergeant (res.) Alexander Filin z”l, 29, from Haifa, a soldier in the 36th Division, was killed in battle in southern Lebanon yesterday after a bomb was detonated against an IDF force in the Litani area.
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nitial details indicate that the incident occurred yesterday at around 5:00 PM in the Litani area, in the area of the village of A-Tayyiba. A force led by the deputy commander of the 36th Division and fighters from the Givati Brigade were moving on foot in the area, when an IED was detonated towards the fighters. As a result of the explosion, the late Philin was killed and seven other fighters were injured.
Seven additional soldiers were injured in the incident, including the deputy commander of the 36th Division and a reserve battalion commander who were moderately injured. The IDF is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Among those moderately injured are the deputy commander of Division 36, an officer with the rank of colonel, a reserve battalion commander in Division 556 with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and another reserve soldier. In addition, two reserve soldiers and a reserve soldier were lightly injured. All of the injured were evacuated to hospitals for medical treatment and their families were notified.
The serious incident occurred just hours after another incident in the same area, in which five soldiers were injured by two explosive drones. In this incident, one soldier was seriously injured, while the rest of the injured were moderately and lightly injured.