An IDF soldier was sadly killed and a second was moderately wounded in an explosive drone attack carried out by Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the military announced.

The fallen soldier was identified as Sgt. Liem Ben Hamo Hy’d, 19, a member of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion from Herzliya.

According to the IDF, Hezbollah terrorists launched two explosive-laden drones toward troops positioned in the village of Qantara. One drone was successfully intercepted by the soldiers, while the second detonated near the force.

The blast killed Liem and left another soldier moderately injured.

As evacuation efforts for the casualties were underway, Israeli forces carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the surrounding area, the military said.

Hezbollah terrorists later claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they had targeted two Israeli tanks in Qantara using drones.