The IDF announced Friday morning that Staff Sergeant Negev Dagan, 20, of Dekel, was killed during fighting in southern Lebanon.

According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Dagan served as a combat soldier in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion. He was killed Thursday night at approximately 10:00 p.m. when Hezbollah terrorists fired an anti-tank missile during combat operations in southern Lebanon.

The announcement came as fighting along the northern border continues to intensify amid ongoing exchanges between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah terror organization.

Earlier this week, the IDF reported additional casualties stemming from Hezbollah attacks near the Lebanese border.

On Tuesday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said one soldier sustained moderate injuries and a reservist was lightly wounded after an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah struck near Israeli territory along the northern frontier.

Both injured soldiers were transported to a hospital for treatment, and their families were informed of the incident.

{Matzav.com}