IDF Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Andu’alem Kabeda, 21, from Kiryat Gat, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said on Sunday morning.
Kabeda served in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion in the 7th Armored Brigade.
IDF awards soldier posthumously
The IDF added that the Sergeant-Major received his rank posthumously after being promoted from the rank of Sergeant.
Additionally, in the battle in which Kabeda was killed, an officer in the 603rd Battalion was severely wounded.
Kabeda's funeral will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at the military cemetery in Kiryat Gat.