The IDF reported Saturday evening that five Israeli soldiers have been killed in action in the Gaza Strip.
They are Staff Sergeant Nir Rafael Kananian, 20, a Givati Brigade soldier, from Beit Keshet; Staff Sergeant Birhanu Kassie, 22, a Givati Brigade soldier, from Beit Shemesh; Master Sergeant (res.) Shay Termin, 26, a 55th Paratroopers Brigade soldier, from Rosh Pina; Warrant Officer (res.) Alexander Shpits, 41, a 55th Paratroopers Brigade soldier, from Karmiel; Captain Oshri Moshe Butzhak, 22, a platoon commander in the 933rd Infantry Brigade, from Haifa.
Staff Sergeant Kananian and Staff Sergeant Kassie were killed by an explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip. In the same battle, five Israeli servicemembers were seriously wounded and another five sustained injuries to varying degrees.
Master Sergeant (res.) Termin and Warrant Officer (res.) Shpits were killed in a separate battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Captain Butzhak was killed in a clash with terrorists.
(Ynetnews)
First published: 19:51, 12.23.23