The IDF reported the deaths of two of its soldiers in the Gaza Strip

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported the death of two soldiers in the Gaza Strip on Monday, November 18. This was reported on the website of the agency.

The first victim was Captain Yogev Pazi, who served in the Kafir Brigade. He was 22 years old at the time of his death and was commanding a platoon of the Nakhshon Regiment. Pazi died in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. He was posthumously promoted to captain.

The second IDF soldier, Noam Eitan, also served in the Kafir Brigade and was 21 years old. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant.

The families of the victims have already been notified of the incident, and the IDF has expressed condolences to the families and friends of Pazi and Eitan.

Earlier, June 22, The Times of Israel reported that since the beginning of the ground operation against the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, the number of dead IDF soldiers has risen to 315 people.

Prior to that, on June 15, it became known that eight IDF soldiers were killed when an anti-tank shell hit an armored personnel carrier carrying them in the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian Hamas movement launched a massive rocket attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, as well as invaded border areas in the south and took hostages. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.