The IDF announced Thursday evening that Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg Hy’d, 21, from Mishmar HaShiv’a, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon.

Lemberg, an officer in the Armored Corps serving with the 75th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, fell after an anti-tank missile struck an IDF tank during an operational mission.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the incident took place around 4:00 p.m. during activity north of the Litani River. A terrorist launched an anti-tank missile at a tank belonging to forces from the Golani Brigade combat team operating in the area.

Lemberg was killed as a result of the missile strike on the armored vehicle. The IDF notified his family through military representatives.

Following the attack, IDF forces carried out a large-scale response operation in the area.

The military targeted Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure near the location where the missile was fired, using airstrikes and artillery fire.