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 Kibbutz Kabri in the north. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died of his wounds.
He will be laid to rest on Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the military cemetery in Netanya.
The Municipality of Netanya stated that the funeral procession will begin at 11:00 a.m. from the family home at 7 Ha’agamim Blvd. in Netanya and asked the public to come en masse and pay their last respects.