IDF names 2 additional soldiers killed in Gaza

The IDF confirms the death in battle of two additional fallen soldiers: Staff Sgt. Itay Yehuda, 20, and Staff Sgt. Shay Arvas, 20, bringing the death toll of soldiers killed in the Gaza ground operation so far to 15.

Yehuda, the son of Ofer and Rinat from Rishon Lezion, was a member of the Givati Brigade and was killed yesterday in fighting, the military says. He will be buried this evening in Holon, The Times of Israel reports.

Arvas, a combat medic with the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar unit from Holon, was also killed yesterday, the military says.

The four soldiers — including two announced earlier today — were killed in the anti-tank guided missile attack yesterday that left seven other members of the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar unit dead.

Another two soldiers of the Paratrooper’s 101st Battalion were also seriously wounded during battles with Hamas in Gaza today.