The IDF has cleared for publication the names of three fallen soldiers:
Major David Nati Alfasi, 27 from Be'er Sheva, a deputy battalion commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Major Ilay Levy, 24 from Tel Aviv, a company commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Captian Eyal Mevorach Twito, from Beit Gamliel, a platoon commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the battle during which the three officers fell an additional soldier from the 202nd Battalion was severely wounded.
In addition, two soldiers from the 603rd Engineering Battalion of the Sa'ar Hagolan (7th) Brigade, were seriously wounded in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.