Sergeant Yair Eliyahou, 19, was killed during operational activity in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Friday morning.
Sgt. Eliyahou was from Ezer in southern Israel and served in the military as a combat engineer.
He was killed when the vehicle he was in overturned during an operation to demolish buildings in a combat zone.
During the incident, a heavy machinery operator, for unknown reasons, struck another vehicle that Sgt. Eliyahou was operating, which was positioned nearby.
As a result, the vehicle overturned, and it is currently not possible to determine whether a sharp maneuver, limited visibility, or a change in the terrain caused the incident.
Sgt. Eliyahou was post-humorously promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant.
IDF soldiers killed since October 7, 2023
According to the IDF's tally, the death of Sgt. Eliyahou raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7, 2023, to 882.
Some 438 of this number were killed since the start of the military's ground operations in the Strip on October 27, 2023.
This is a developing story.