Capt. Barak Israel Sagan, Sergeant Ido Ben Zvi and Sergeant Hillel Eliyahu Ovadia were killed in battle while fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Friday evening.
Captain Sagan, 22, from Petah Tikva, served as a platoon commander in the Tank Commanders Course in Battalion 196, "Bnei Or" Brigade (460).
Sergeant Zvi, 21, from Mishmeret, served as an armored corps soldier and trainee in the Tank Commanders Course in Battalion 196, "Bnei Or" Brigade (460).
Seargant Ovadia, 22, from Jerusalem, served as an armored corps soldier and trainee in the Tank Commanders Course in Battalion 196, "Bnei Or" Brigade (460).
All three fell in the same incident in the northern Gaza Strip.
Fallen Soldiers
According to the IDF's tally, the deaths of the three soldiers raised the total number of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 765.
In a separate incident on Friday, five soldiers were killed while operating in Lebanon.