The Israeli occupation army announced on Wednesday the death of a reserves soldier and a senior the serious injury of an officer during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday.

The slain soldier had served in Gaza with the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion, according to the occupation military.

The commander of the battalion, was seriously wounded in the same incident, The Times of Israeli quoted the Israeli occupation army as saying.

Israeli soldier killed in Gaza on Tuesday (November 19), his name was announced by the occupation army on Wednesday. According to an initial probe by the Israeli military, the soldier and officer were hit during an exchange of fire with Palestinian fighters in the Beit Lahiya area.

The killing brought to 379 the number of killed Israeli soldiers in and around Gaza, according to a Times of Israel tally.

The death means that 800 soldiers have now been killed since the October 7, 2023, attack, including security officers.