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The IDF confirmed to the publication that 5 (Saturday) that reservists fell during the fighting in the Beit Hanoun area of Gaza. In addition, an officer and four reserve soldiers in the 697th Battalion, 551st Brigade were seriously wounded yesterday in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. In addition, an officer in the 12th Battalion of the Golani Brigade was seriously wounded last night in a battle in the central Gaza Strip.
The names of the martyrs are:
Staff Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, 38, from Odem, a soldier in the 697th Battalion, 551st Brigade (Half Fire Formation), fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Major (res.) Moshe Yedidya Leiter, 39, from Ein Tzurim, company commander in Battalion 697, 551st Brigade (Fire Arrows Formation), served as a company commander in the Shaldag unit, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Maj. (res.) Yosef Haim (Yossi) Hershkovitz, 44, from Givaot, a soldier in the 697th Battalion, 551st Brigade (Half Fire Formation), fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Sergei Shmerkin, 32, from Kiryat Shmona, a soldier in the 697th Battalion, 551st Brigade (Half Fire Formation), fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Staff Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, 34, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the administrative assistance unit 5084, Givati Brigade, fell during an operational activity in the northern Gaza Strip.
IDF Forces in Gaza/IDF Spokesperson
Among the fallen was Yosef Haim (Yossi) Hershkovitz, who served as the principal of the ORT Pelach school for boys in Jerusalem. Before his death, the principal sent his students a video to the faculty to strengthen them during this time. In this video, the principal of the school told his students that God created human beings capable of good and evil, but encouraged them and asked them to continue choosing good and light." A little od will repel a lot from the darkness, and good will prevail," the principal said in his last words to his students.
Emanuel Zilberman, Director of the Jerusalem Education Division, eulogized him, saying, "It is with immense pain and a broken heart that we announce the fall in battle in the south of our friend, Yossi Hershkovitz. Beloved Yossi, your first words when you were chosen to manage were that your aspiration was to add only good for the sake of tikkun olam. And that's how you've always acted as a person, as an educator, as a leader. Our hearts are with you - the Hershkovitz family, the Pelach Banim community."
Yosef Haim Hershkovitz / Courtesy of the family
The 551st Brigade, a reserve brigade of commandos and paratroopers, fought in Gaza in the Beit Hanoun area, destroyed Hamas infrastructure and eliminated many terrorists. As part of the activity, the fighters found ammunition and IEDs in a kindergarten in the Beit Hanoun area.
The 551st Brigade has been operating for more than two weeks in the Beit Hanoun area of Gaza. During the fighting, the fighters eliminated terrorists, searched buildings, and attacked targets in cooperation with air force, Hansda and armored forces. In addition, during the fighting, the brigade's fighters destroyed many tunnel shafts and found many Hamas intelligence materials, including maps.
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