The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit on Thursday morning cleared for publication the names of three fallen IDF soldiers whose families were notified:
Sergeant Lavi Ghasi, 19, from Hashmonaim, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Binyamin Regional Council said, “We embrace the parents Orit and Yaakov, and siblings Noam, Yagel, Yedidya and the entire Ghasi family, and will share the funeral details when available.”
Lieutenant Yaacov Elian, 20, from Ramat Gan, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Lieutenant Omri Shwartz, 21, from Moshav Shadmot Dvora, who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. His funeral will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the local cemetery.
In addition, two soldiers were seriously injured in the same battle in which Shwartz and Elian fell.
Also, two soldiers from the 50th Battalion, the Nahal Brigade, were seriously injured in battle in the Gaza Strip. A reservist soldier from the Oketz unit was seriously injured in battle in the Gaza Strip. An officer in the 532nd Battalion, 460th Brigade, was seriously injured in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
A reservist soldier in the 9218th Battalion was seriously injured in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.