IDF releases names of 8 soldiers roasted by Hamas in Gaza

Admin I Wednesday, June 18, 2024

TEL AVIV – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has released the names of the eight soldiers that were roasted alive by Hamas in Rafah.

In a statement, IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari explained eight soldiers from 601st Battalion fell.

According to him, the soldiers are Captain Wassem Mahmoud z”l, Sergeant Yakir Ya’akov Levi z”l, Sergeant Itay Amar z”l, Sergeant Elyahu Moshe Zimbalist z”l, Staff Sergeant Oz Yeshaia Gruber z”l, Staff Sergeant Orr Blumovitz z”l, Staff Sergeant Stanislav Kostarev z”l and Sergeant Shalom Menachem z”l.

“These soldiers led the force and fought bravely, the IDF shares the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them”, he said.

He said soldiers of the 401st Brigade Combat Team have been operating in recent days against the Tel al-Sultan Battalion in the Rafah area under the command of the 162nd Division.

“The soldiers of the brigade are destroying terrorist infrastructure and eliminating dozens of armed terrorists in above and below ground encounters, in precise, intelligence-based, targeted operations.

“During the troops activity in the area, the soldiers of the 932nd Battalion encountered three armed terrorists.

” At the direction of the soldiers in the field and the brigade’s Fire Control Center, an IAF aircraft struck the terrorists and eliminated them.
Immediately after, the troops raided and cleared the buildings from which the terrorists came out of”, he said.

He added that soldiers eliminated terrorists who fired rockets and mortar shells at the troops and that grenades, arms, and short-range anti-tank missiles were located.