Captain Alon Sacgiu, 22 years old from Hadera, fell during a military operation in Jenin.
His funeral will be held at 11:00a.m. on Friday, at the Hadera cemetery.
Moreover, during the incident in which Captain Alon Sacgiu fell, a soldier from the Haruv Reconnaissance Unit of the Kfir Brigade was severely injured.
The soldier was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital. His family has been notified.
Fifteen other soldiers were also injured in the incident: an officer, paramedic, and three other soldiers were moderately injured, and the rest suffered light injuries.
Initial investigations show that large forces entered Jenin for a military operation on Wednesday night, and an engineering force opened the route in order to uncover explosive devices. However, two of the devices were not found, apparently due to the fact that they were buried deep underground.
Later, an armored military vehicle drove over the first device, which exploded. The soldiers in the medical vehicle reported that they suffered mostly light injuries. Their friends rushed to their aid, and then there was a second explosion, likely due to a device which was operated remotely by terrorists.
The IDF is investigating the incident, and examining how the rescuing force exited the vehicle, since there is an organized protocol in such situations, which aims to avoid explosive traps.