Cpt. Itay Marcovich was killed in battle while fighting in Lebanon, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
Cpt. Marcovich (22), from Kochav Yair, served in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade.
Marcovich fell in Lebanon.
The Kochav Yair municipality said, "The heart can no longer contain it. The Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal community grieves and embraces the dear Marcovich family over the fall of their son Itay. The funeral will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at 3:30 PM in the military section of the cemetery in the town. The public is invited to pay their last respects to Itay and embrace the family with Israeli flags starting at 3:00 PM from the entrance square (near the Etgari) to the path to the cemetery. May Itay's memory be blessed."