A platoon commander and a combat engineering soldier in the Southern Brigade were severely wounded in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip. This was announced by an IDF spokesperson, who added that the officer and the soldier were evacuated for medical treatment at a hospital and their families were informed. In the incident where the officer and soldier were wounded, another soldier was moderately injured and evacuated for medical treatment, and his family was updated. The soldiers were wounded as a result of an explosive device detonation in the Rafah area.