An Israeli reserve soldier was killed and a senior officer was seriously injured during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Israeli army announced Wednesday morning.
The soldier killed was Sergeant First Class (Res.) Roi Sasson, 21, from Mevaseret, a suburb of Jerusalem.
Sasson had served in Gaza in the Nahshon battalion of the Kfir brigade.
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The battalion commander, Lt. Col. Yoel Glickman, was seriously injured in the same incident, according to the Israeli army.
According to an initial investigation by the Israeli army, the soldier and the officer were hit during an exchange of fire with armed men in the Beit Lahiya region.
Sasson is the 379th Israeli soldier to lose his life during operations in and around Gaza, according to a tally by the Times of Israel.
This means 800 soldiers have been killed in fighting since the October 7, 2023 attack, including local security officers killed defending communities against the Hamas assault.
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