The IDF on Monday morning cleared for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in Gaza.
- Master Sergeant (res.) Nitai Meisels, 30, from Rehovot, who served in the 14th Brigade of the Armored Corps, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
- Sergeant Rani Tamir, 20, from Ganei Am, who served in the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
In addition, a soldier was seriously injured in the same battle in which Sergeant Rani Tamir fell.
Nitai Meisels is the 13th fallen soldier who studied at the Atzmona premilitary academy headed by former Minister of Education Rabbi Rafi Peretz.
Over the weekend, 14 soldiers fell in battle. On Saturday night, the IDF published the names of five soldiers who fell while fighting in Gaza: Staff sergeant Nir Rafael Kananian, 20, Staff sergeant Birhanu Kassie, 22, Master sergeant (res.) Shay Termin, 26, Warrant officer (res.) Alexander Shpits, 41, and Captain Oshri Moshe Butzhak, 22.
On Sunday, the names of nine more fallen soldiers were published: Staff sergeant David Bogdanovskyi, 19, Staff sergeant Orel Bashan, 20, Staff sergeant Gal Hershko, 20, Staff sergeant Itamar Shemen, 21, Master Sergeant (res.) Nadav Issachar Farhi, Master Sergeant (res.) Eliyahu Meir Ohana, 28, Sergeant first class (res.) Elyassaf Shoshan, 23, Sergeant first class (res.) Ohad Ashur, 23, Staff Sergeant Roy Elias, 21, and Major (Res.) Aryeh Rein, 39.