The IDF announced Monday morning that Command Sergeant Major (Res.) Alexander Glovanyov, 47, of Petach Tikva, was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack near the Israel-Lebanon border.

Glovanyov served as a heavy transport vehicle driver in the 6924th Transport Battalion of the Transportation Center.

According to the IDF, the fatal incident took place Sunday at approximately 4:00 p.m., when multiple explosive drones crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory and detonated near the border area. Glovanyov was struck directly by one of the drones and was killed in the attack.

The deadly strike came amid continued fighting and military operations along Israel’s northern front, where Hezbollah terrorists have repeatedly targeted Israeli positions and communities near the border.

The IDF stated Sunday that troops from the 91st Division carried out extensive operations over the weekend in southern Lebanon aimed at removing immediate threats to Israeli forces.

As part of those operations, soldiers struck more than 40 Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites and eliminated over 10 Hezbollah terrorists who were operating in proximity to IDF troops in the area.

Among the targets attacked were military compounds used by Hezbollah operatives, weapons depots, launchers, and additional terror infrastructure.

The military said the sites targeted by Israeli forces had been used by Hezbollah terrorists to plan and execute attacks against IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

“The IDF will continue to operate against threats directed at Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, in accordance with directives from the political echelon,” said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

{Matzav.com}