The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced on Tuesday morning the identities of four soldiers from the 92nd Battalion, Kfir Brigade, who lost their lives during combat operations in northern Gaza.
The soldiers were: Staff Sergeant Orr Katz, 20, from Ma’ale Adumim; Staff Sergeant Nave Yair Asulin, 21, from Carmit; Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula; and Staff Sergeant Ofir Eliyahu, 20, from Holon.
The total count of fallen IDF soldiers since the onset of the war now stands at 787.
In an additional announcement, the IDF confirmed that Major (Res.) Itamar Levin Fridman, a squad commander in the ‘LOTAR Eilat’ Unit, was also killed during an operation in northern Gaza.
Major Fridman, aged 34 and a resident of Eilat, lost his life after his unit was struck by anti-tank fire during a clash with Hamas militants in Jabalia. He leaves behind a wife and two children. His levayah is scheduled for Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the military cemetery in Eilat.
Also on Friday, it was reported that Guy Shabtai, who was seriously injured in a battle in Lebanon two weeks prior, succumbed to his injuries. Shabtai, aged 39, was a resident of Yerushalayim and taught at the Chorev school in Yerushalayim.
{Matzav.com Israel}