Israel Defense Forces Sgt. First Class (res.) Idan Kenan, 21, of the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion, was killed in action in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Sunday morning.

According to an IDF probe, he was killed by sniper fire in Beit Lahiya.

Kenan is the 374th soldier to fall in Gaza since the start of ground operations there on Oct. 27, 2023.

Last night, the IDF announced the death of Sgt. Ori Nisanovich, 21, of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, from Yerushalayim, who was killed during an exchange of fire with a Hezbollah terrorist in Southern Lebanon.

Sgt. Ori Nisanovich, 21, was killed in Southern Lebanon, Nov. 16, 2024. Credit: IDF.
The death toll among Israeli troops on all fronts since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre now stands at 796, according to official figures.

Additionally, Ch. Insp. Arnon Zamora, a member of the Israel Border Police’s Yamam National Counter-Terrorism Unit, was fatally wounded during a hostage rescue mission in Gaza in June, and civilian defense contractor Liron Yitzchak was mortally wounded there in May. JNS

{Matzav.com Israel}