IDF Maj. (res.) Dor Zimel, 27, who was wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in Arab al-Aramshe on Thursday, succumbed to his wounds on Sunday, the IDF announced.
Zimel was set to be married to his fiance, Shir Sagiv, in just over a month. Zimel and Sagiv lived in Even Yehuda.
Zimel served as a deputy company commander in the 8103rd Battalion of the IDF's Etzioni Brigade.
Fourteen IDF soldiers and four civilians were wounded in the drone and anti-tank missile attack launched by Hezbollah on Thursday.
Alon Zimel, the soldier's father, eulogized his son, saying, "Rest in peace, our lion."
'Salt of the earth'
Even Yehuda Mayor Matan Katzman eulogized Zimel, saying Zimel was "the salt of the earth, an outstanding officer, a friend, loved by all who knew him."
"His death is an unimaginable loss," added Katzman. "In the last year, Dor was the head of my election headquarters, my personal assistant in the Even Yehuda Council and became like a little brother."
Katzman noted that Zimel had donated his organs to save others.
Zimel's funeral will take place at noon on Monday at the military section of the Even Yehuda cemetery.
'The world lost a superhero today'
Dor Weissman, a friend of Zimel, eulogized him as well, saying "Those who don't know who Dor Zimel was - for me he was more than a brother."
"Dor Zimel was the person who would push you to the edge, who would not give up on you for a second. For him, giving up was not an option. He would go all the way for the people he cares about, and would pick them up when they were having a hard time," said Weissman. "A part of my heart is missing - and will never be the same again. The world lost a superhero today, a true angel that it was not his time to go."
Weissman referenced Zimel's planned wedding to Shir, saying, "I thought we would celebrate - we would all shake the wedding hall. Today I will shake the world for you, I swear."
Two other soldiers still hospitalized
Dr. Uriel Trahtemberg, head of the ICU at the Galilee Medical Center said on Sunday that Zimel had been intubated since he was brought to the hospital and had suffered a severe head injury which caused brain damage. The doctors were eventually forced to determine that Zimel was brain dead.
"We share in the family's grief and embrace it in its difficult hour," said Trahtemberg.
Two of the soldiers wounded in the attack are still hospitalized at the Galilee Medical Center, including a 51-year-old man who is in moderate-to-serious condition and 29-year-old man who is in moderate condition.
All of the other people wounded in the attack have been released or transferred to other hospitals.
Another reservist soldier who was brought to the hospital on April 13th after being hit by shrapnel from a Kamikaze drone is still hospitalized as well, but his condition has significantly improved and he is now in moderate and stable condition.