In a statement made by the Israeli army, it was reported that Captain Roy Miller (21), a platoon commander in the Givati Brigade, was martyred in clashes in the northern Gaza Strip. It was also reported that two Israeli soldiers were seriously injured in the same incident.
With this latest incident, the number of Israeli soldiers who have lost their lives since the attacks on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, has risen to 677 in total, 322 of whom were killed during the land invasion.
The Israeli army has been conducting intense air strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, and has also begun ground attacks since October 27, 2023. There are frequent clashes between Israeli soldiers attempting to occupy Gaza by land and Palestinian resistance fighters.