Major (Res.) Itamar Levin Fridman
Major (Res.) Itamar Levin FridmanIDF Spokesperson

The IDF cleared for publication on Monday evening that Major (Res.) Itamar Levin Fridman, squad commander in the 'LOTAR Eilat' Unit, fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.

Fridman, a resident of Eilat, was 34.

On Friday, Guy Shabtai, who was wounded in battle in Lebanon about two weeks earlier, died of his wounds.

Guy, a 39-year-old resident of Jerusalem, was a teacher at the Horev school in the capital.