IDF names fallen soldier in Gaza

Sharvit, 33, was from Kochav Ya'acov and served as a combat officer in the 551st Brigade's 7008th Battalion.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2023 13:31
Capt. (res.) Harel Sharvit, who fell in battle in Gaza, December 29, 2023 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Capt. (res.) Harel Sharvit, who fell in battle in Gaza, December 29, 2023
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

The IDF named Capt. (res.) Harel Sharvit as fallen in battle in Gaza on Friday morning.

Sharvit, 33, was from Kochav Ya'acov and served as a combat officer in the 551st Brigade's 7008th Battalion.

His funeral took place on Friday morning at 11:30 at Mt. Herzl military cemetery. 

IDF funerals are becoming an almost-daily practice since Israel's ground invasion of Gaza began (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
IDF funerals are becoming an almost-daily practice since Israel's ground invasion of Gaza began (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
The Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, under whose jurisdiction Kochav Ya'acov falls, announced on Friday morning, "We regretfully announce the death in heroic battle in Gaza of the reserve fighter, Capt. Harel Sharvit, a resident of the settlement of Kochav Ya'acov in Binyamin.

"The Binyamin Council and the Kochav Ya'acov community embrace his parents, Rabbi Yitzhak and Noga Sharvit, and the entire family. We will continue and support them with whatever it takes."

The number of IDF casualties on the ground since the invasion of Gaza began in October now stands at 168. 



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