During operational activity by the Paratrooper Brigade in the Sheikh Ijlin area in northern Gaza, IDF soldiers engaged in battle with Hamas terrorists who had opened fire toward soldiers of the 202nd Battalion.
On Thursday, the IDF released footage of the paratroopers engaging in battle with the Hamas terrorists, and the strike that eliminated the terrorists.
It was in this battle that SSGT Yehonatan Yitzhak Samo and two other soldiers were injured.
The soldiers initiated contact, fired at the terrorists, and directed tank fire in coordination with an aerial strike.
Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzchak Samo was injured in the battle on November 8th and later succumbed to his wounds on November 11th.