Itai Parizat and Yair Hanania were killed in the northern Gaza Strip by an explosive device

2 November 2024   

The IDF Spokesperson authorized the publication this evening (Saturday night) of the names of two IDF soldiers who fell in battles in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip - from an explosive device explosion: Sergeant Itai Parizat, 20, Petah Tikva, a soldier in the Shaked Battalion, Givati ​​Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Sergeant Yair Hanania, 22, from Mitzpe Netufa, a platoon sergeant in the Shaked Battalion, Givati ​​Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the details authorized for publication, the incident occurred at 10:00 AM during an activity by Brigade 401 in Jabalia. While they were on the second floor of a 4-story building, an explosive device hidden in a wardrobe was activated. As a result of the explosion, the two soldiers were killed, and one soldier was seriously injured and two others were moderately injured. The injured were evacuated to the hospital and their families were notified. The brigade commanders quickly arrived at the scene to manage the incident. The IDF said that additional details about the circumstances of the incident are being investigated. This brings the number of those killed in the war to 778. Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg paid tribute to Itai Ya'd: "With great sadness, we learned of the death of a resident of the city, Sergeant Itai Parizat, who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Itai, a student at the Natan Yonatan School and a graduate of Golda High School, a resident of the Em Hoshavot neighborhood. He later enlisted in the army and served in the Shaked Battalion, Givati ​​Brigade. We bow our heads over the loss of another hero from our city, and we are strengthening the family at this difficult time." Yatzen Peleg, head of the Lower Galilee Regional Council, paid tribute to Yair the rabbi: "Yair is the sixth of the family's 6 children, born and raised in the Lower Galilee, volunteered for combat service, his mother Batya is a senior director of the council and we all embrace this family of values ​​and roots." Hesder Yeshivat Association: "The tenth casualty in the Hesder Yeshivat Yerucham. From the light of the day and the light of the day, they were able to do their will and their desire to destroy "Dear graduates and students, with deep sorrow and a torn and weeping heart, we learned of the fall in Gaza of our dear and beloved graduate, Yair Hanania the rabbi. "Our hearts are with you, the Hanania family and the dear students of Shiur Ha-Ha." In the settlement they said: "Yair the rabbi was a humble and pleasant-mannered boy. "Loved by people and a lover of Torah." Earlier, the Samaria Regional Council announced the fall of the warrior Shneur Zalman Cohen, a resident of the settlement of Yitzhar in Samaria, in the fierce battles in Gaza. This is the 25th death of the Samaria Regional Council in the Iron Swords War.