The IDF spokesperson on Wednesday morning allowed the publication of the names of two IDF soldiers who perished in Gaza after their families were notified:
Capt. Omri Yosef David (27) of Karmiel, deputy company commander in the 9217th Battalion, 12th Brigade (the Negev Brigade) was killed yesterday in a battle in the northern Strip Gaza.
Captain Yedidya Asher Lev (26) of Tal Menashe, deputy company commander in the Shaked Regiment, Givati Brigade, was also killed yesterday in a battle in the north of the Gaza Strip.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit further published information regarding four IDF soldiers who suffered serious injuries in the battles in the northern Gaza Strip: a combat officer from the 82nd Battalion in the 7th Brigade, a fighter from the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade, a fighter from the 931st Battalion in the Nahal Brigade and a commander at the Military Engineering School.