The IDF released the names of four soldiers who died in combat in the Zeitoun neighborhood near Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave on Friday.
The names of the soldiers are Itay Levni, Yosef Dasa, Armias Mekurio, and Daniel Levy. All four were 19-years-old, had the rank of Sergeant and were soldiers in 931st Battalion of the IDF’s Nahal Brigade.
In addition to the four soldiers who died, three other soldiers were injured in the same neighborhood, according to Maariv.
Levni was from Ramat Hasharon, Desa was from Kiryat Bialik, Mekurio is from Beersheba, and and Levy is from Kiryat Motzkin, Maariv reported.
How did this attack happen?
According to the report, around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, the 931st Battalion was busy scanning buildings in the area of the neighborhood. An explosive device was likely triggered during the operation, and that there were at least two explosions.
Forces of the medical corps immediately rushed to treat the casualties of attack, when the evacuation and rescue mission was carried out under fire. The injured were transferred to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
Also, two soldiers from the 401st Brigade were seriously injured in an operation in East Rafah. A third soldier was slightly wounded by anti-tank fire at an IDF tank that was in a combined operation with the IDF Givati forces to clear the area in east Rafah. In response to the attack, the IDF struck a terror squad and killed nine terrorists in the area of the city.
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