Master Sgt. (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein, 32, from Moreshet, Maj. (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, 37, from Jerusalem and Master Sgt. (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, 32, from Bnei Adam fell in battle in northern Gaza.
The humanitarian caravan was not carrying polio vaccines but was involved in changing over personnel in several locations in Gaza.
Hamas reversed an earlier statement after the bodies of the hostages were recovered, claiming that they died in IDF airstrikes.
The total number of IDF soldiers who have been killed since the Gaza ground war began is 338.
The two reservists who were killed in Gaza: Major (Maj.) (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34 and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Mordechai Yosef Ben Shoam, 34 of the 8119th Battalion.
