The IDF named Capt. (res.) Harel Sharvit as fallen in battle in Gaza on Friday morning.
Sharvit, 33, was from Kochav Ya’acov and served as a combat officer in the 551st Brigade’s 7008th Battalion.
His funeral will be held on Friday morning at 11:30 at Mt. Herzl military cemetery.
The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, under whose jurisdiction Kochav Ya’acov falls, announced on Friday morning, “We regretfully announce the death in heroic battle in Gaza of the reserve fighter, Capt. Harel Sharvit, a resident of the settlement of Kochav Ya’acov in Binyamin.
“The Binyamin Council and the Kochav Ya’acov community embrace his parents, Rabbi Yitzhak and Noga Sharvit, and the entire family. We will continue and support them with whatever it takes.”
The number of IDF casualties on the ground since the invasion of Gaza began in October now stands at 168.
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