HY’D: Four IDF Soldiers Killed in Gaza Shabbos Morning

Four IDF soldiers were killed and six were wounded during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip Shabbos morning, the IDF announced.

The slain troops are named as Sgt. Maj. (res.) Alexander Fedorenko, 37, a truck driver in the 14th Armored Brigade’s 79th Battalion, from Bat Yam. Staff Sgt. Danila Diakov, 21, of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Maale Adumim. Sgt. Yahav Maayan, 19, of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Modiin. Sgt. Eliav Astuker, 19, of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Ashdod.

According to an initial IDF probe, the soldiers were hit by an explosive device set off by terror operatives, as well as gunfire in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun.

Among the six wounded troops, two are listed in serious condition.

The IDF has intensified its offensive against Hamas in the far north of the Gaza Strip recently, in an operation that has been ongoing since October. The offensive is now focusing on the Beit Hanoun area, after raids in Jabalia and Beit Lahiya.