The IDF has cleared for publication that two soldiers fell in battle in northern Gaza:
Staff Sergeant Yair Avitan, 20, from Ra'anana, a soldier from the 890th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in northern Gaza.
Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, 21, from Ma'ale Adumim, a soldier from the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade, fell during combat in northern Gaza.