4 IDF soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Gaza fighting
Combat paramedic is the first female soldier to be killed in battle in the Strip.
Combat paramedic is the first female soldier to be killed in battle in the Strip.
The IDF identified the fallen soldier as Staff Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20, a squad commander in the Bislamach Brigade’s 906th Battalion.
The total number of IDF soldiers who have been killed since the Gaza ground war began is 338.
The soldier who was killed was named Lieutenant Shahar Ben-Nun, 21, from Petah Tikva, who was an officer in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit.
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.