The IDF on Saturday cleared for publication the name of Command Sergeant Major (Res.) Barak Kalfon, 48, from Adi, a combat soldier in the 7056th Infantry Battalion of the 226th Brigade, who succumbed to wounds sustained during fighting in southern Lebanon.

According to the military, Kalfon was wounded in combat on Friday and later died of his injuries.

Three additional soldiers wounded

The IDF said that in the same incident in which Kalfon fell, two other soldiers were moderately wounded and an additional soldier was lightly wounded.

All three were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and their families were notified.

IDF updates casualty information

The military said further details and photographs of fallen soldiers are published and updated on the official IDF website.