Overview
- Israel’s military named Sergeant Major (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, 30, as killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
- Bianco served as a firefighting vehicle driver in the 188th Brigade and was from Katzrin in northern Israel.
- In the same clash, one reservist was moderately hurt and two were lightly wounded, with all evacuated to hospital and families notified.
- In a separate incident, an explosive drone detonated near troops and injured eight soldiers, leaving two in moderate condition and six with light wounds.
- IDF units from Division 98, including the Paratroopers, Commando, and Givati brigades, are advancing operations to expand a security zone in southern Lebanon.