The IDF announced on Sunday the tragic loss of Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, a 20-year-old soldier from Ra’anana, who was killed during a military operation in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Rosenfeld served in the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, which is part of the 401st Armored Brigade.
The deadly incident occurred in Jabaliya shortly after 11:00 a.m., when an explosive device detonated as a team of IDF Armored Corps soldiers approached a structure during a targeted raid.
Thankfully, no other troops were injured in the blast. The military has opened an investigation to determine the precise details surrounding the event.
Since the resumption of the Gaza campaign in March 2025, 30 Israeli soldiers have been killed, with 21 of those deaths caused by explosive devices.
Since the start of the IDF’s ground operation in Gaza, a total of 438 soldiers have lost their lives.
{Matzav.com Israel}