The IDF Spokesperson's Unit cleared for publication on Tuesday morning that Staff Sergeant Noam Israel Abdu, aged 20, from Kadima Zoran, fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.

In the incident where Staff Sergeant Noam Israel Abdu was killed, a soldier from the 17th Battalion (Infantry Corps squad commanders training), Bislamach Brigade, was severely injured. In an additional incident, a soldier from the 7012th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, was severely injured during combat in southern Lebanon.

The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital for further treatment. Their families have been notified.