An Israeli soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Thursday morning.
St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21 years old and from Petah Tikva, served in the Golani Brigade's Reconnaissance Battalion and was killed while operating under the 36th Division, aiming at expanding the IDF's security zone in southern Lebanon.
At approximately 2:10 a.m. on Thursday morning, soldiers from the Golani Brigade, including Greenberg, identified a number of terrorists in their operational area.
This led to an exchange of fire during which Greenberg was killed.
Another soldier was also injured in the shooting, but was provided medical treatment at the scene and did not need to be evacuated to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the military published footage of the Golani Brigade destroying over 200 terrorist infrastructure locations belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah mortar, rocket fire harming Israeli soldiers
Three IDF soldiers were killed, and at least five others were injured by mortar and rocket fire from Hezbollah terrorists since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah intensified after the latter joined the war on Iran's side by firing rockets at Israel on March 2.
This includes at least two soldiers who were injured by mortar and rocket fire on Wednesday night.
Additionally, the IDF evacuated at least 15 soldiers suffering from hypothermia symptoms.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.
