The IDF has cleared for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip:

Staff sergeant Elisha Yehonatan Lober, 24, from Yitzhar.

Sergeant first class Joseph Gitarts, 25, from Tel Aviv.

Also, two soldiers were seriously injured in battle in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday.

In addition, a reservist soldier was seriously injured yesterday in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

All the injured soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment in a hospital, and their families have been notified.