IDF announces Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya killed in southern Gaza

Sergeant Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, from Ashkelon, served in the 46th Battalion in the 401st Brigade. 

 Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Sergeant Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Thursday.

Sergeant Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, from Ashkelon, served in the 46th Battalion in the 401st Brigade. 

Ashkenazi Nechemya fell in southern Gaza Strip.

He was promoted posthumously from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant. 

Ashkenazi Nechemya left behind his parents, a sister and brother. 

His funeral is set to take place on Friday at 11 a.m. at the cemetery in Ashkelon.

Soldiers killed since beginning of war

According to the IDF's tally, the death of Sergeant Ashkenazi Nechemya raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 695.  

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 19, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 19, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Some 331 of this number were killed since the start of the military's ground operations in the Strip on October 27.