The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Tuesday morning cleared for publication the names of four soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza.
- Sergeant Roi Tal, 19, from Kfar Yehoshua, who fought in the 94th Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Sergeant first class (res.) David Schwartz, 26, from Elazar, who fought in the 8219th Engineering Battalion, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Sergeant first class (res.) Yakir Hechster, 26, from Jerusalem, who fought in the 8219th Engineering Battalion, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Sergeant first class (res.) Gavriel Bloom, 27, from Beit Shemesh, fell in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
A reservist was seriously injured in the battle in which Schwartz and Hechster were killed.
In addition, a combat officer and two reservists were seriously injured in the battle in the central Gaza Strip in which Bloom fell.