The IDF Spokesperson cleared for publication that Reserve Staff Sgt. Alon Farkas, 27, from Kibbutz Kabri in Western Galilee, a Paratroopers fighter in Reconnaissance Battalion 6646, 'Shualei Marom' Brigade (646), fell yesterday in battle in Shuja'iyya in northern Gaza Strip. In the incident where Staff Sgt. Farkas fell, it was reported that another reserve soldier from Reconnaissance Battalion 6646, 'Shualei Marom' Brigade (646), was severely wounded. The fighter was evacuated for medical treatment at the hospital.