The IDF has cleared for publication that Master Sergeant (res.) Elisha Levinshtern, 38, from Harish, fell on Wednesday in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
In addition, an IDF soldier was seriously injured in the battle in which Levinshtern fell.
The injured soldier was taken to the hospital and his family has been notified.
On Wednesday, the names of 10 soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza were cleared for publication, including that of Lieutenant colonel Tomer Grinberg, 35, from Almog, commander of the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade.
Later, Kibbutz Nahal Oz announced that Joshua Loitu Mollel, a student from Tanzania, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on the day of the October 7 massacre, and his body is being held by the terrorist organization.
Mollel had been considered missing until now.
Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak announced that hostage Tal Haimi was murdered while in Hamas captivity. Tal is survived by his wife, Ella, three children - nine-year-old twins and a six-year-old boy, his father Zohar, and his sister Or.