Israel announces the death of 4 soldiers killed by Hamas in Gaza

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has announced the death of four soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Resistant fighters. They include a major, Commander and two other soldiers.

In a statement, IDF Spokesman,Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari identified the four soldiers as Sergeant First Class (Res.) Alexander Anosov, aged 26, from Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, a squad commander in the 7107th Battalion, Combat Engineering Corps, Nahal Brigade.

He fell during combat in southern Gaza.

Others are three soldiers from the 460th Brigade Combat Team that fell in combat.

They are MAJ (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, MSG (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, and MSG (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein.

“Following intelligence information, the Givati Brigade located an underground tunnel shaft where a terrorist cell had barricaded itself inside and the terrorists were eliminated.

“During the operation, three soldiers from the 460th Brigade Combat Team fell in combat – MAJ (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, MSG (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, and MSG (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein.

“The IDF expresses its condolences to the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them.

“The tunnel shaft was located near an underground tunnel route that was investigated by soldiers from the Yahalom Unit. The tunnel shaft, approximately half a kilometer long and dozens of meters deep, included living quarters and passageways. The tunnel route, the tunnel shaft, and all findings were destroyed by the soldiers of the unit”, he said.