The IDF Spokesperson's Unit confirmed on Friday morning that Master Sergeant (Res.) Valeri Chefonov, 33, from Netanya, a Vehicle Officer of the 9308 Battalion, 228th Alon Brigade, fell during combat in northern Israel.
Chefonov was critically injured by a UAV attack in the north and died of his wounds. His funeral will take place on Friday at the military cemetery in Netanya.