In the same incident where Toaff was killed, two other fighters from the battalion and paramedic Staff Sergeant Agam Naim also lost their lives.
In addition to the four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Gaza, the IDF stated that an additional five were wounded.
President Herzog will visit Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel High School to offer comfort after the loss of eight alumni in the Israel-Hamas War, meeting with students, faculty, and bereaved families.
Gideon and his family are part of the Bnei Menashe community, which claims to be part of the ten tribes exiled before the Second Temple's destruction.
The funeral is scheduled for Thursday in Kyiv.
May Jordan Covin Cooper rest in peace, and may we take pride in this hero of the Jewish people who personified Israeli strength, resolve and resilience.
Glam, 32, from Netanya, served in reconnaissance battalion 6310 in the 16th Brigade.
"He was in love with Israel. Every time he would say 'I have no problem dying, so that you can live.' This was his testament," his sister said.
Staff-Sergeant-Major Hazut, 36, from Ashdod, served in Battalion 9207 in the 16th Brigade.
Staff Sergeant Tsadikov, 20, from Beit Dagan, served in the 202 Battalion in the Paratroopers Brigade.
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