The IDF has cleared for publication that Sergeant First Class (Res.) Salm Alkreshat fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Alkreshat, 42 from the Abu Ruba'ya Bedouin tribe, was a tracker in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.
Alkreshat is the 605th IDF soldier to fall since October 7th and the 260th casualty since the ground operation began. In Israel's hospitals, there are currently 52 wounded soldiers in light condition, 181 in moderate condition, and 24 in serious condition. Since the war began 3,295 IDF soldiers have been wounded (1,584 of them in the ground operation), 1,911 of them were lightly wounded, 872 were wounded moderately, and 512 were seriously wounded.
The Netzah Yehuda Battalion (97th Battalion), under the command of the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, conducted a targeted raid before and during the Passover holiday in the Beit Hanoun area to neutralize terrorist infrastructure.
During the operation, the battalion's soldiers dismantled several terrorist infrastructure and shafts in the area.
During an encounter with terrorists, Sergeant First Class (Res.) Salm Alkreshat, of the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division, was killed.