Israeli Soldier Killed by Explosive Device in Northern Gaza Strip
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Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld fell in battle in Jabaliya
Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, aged 20, fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip. An explosive device was detonated on a crew of IDF Armoured Corps troops moments before they entered a building during a raid.
Rosenfeld was a soldier in the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion of the 401st Brigade.
He was an alumnus of the Meitarim School in Ra’anana. The school administration stated that he was “the one who always smiled and always had a good heart.”
The incident transpired shortly after 11:00 a.m. in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip when an explosive device was detonated on a crew of IDF Armoured Corps troops moments before they entered a building during a raid.
No other soldiers were harmed. The IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
30 soldiers have fallen since the fighting in the Gaza Strip renewed in March 2025, 21 of them were killed by explosive devices.
Since the ground maneuver in Gaza began, 438 soldiers have fallen.
HY’D: IDF Soldier Killed By Explosion In Gaza
The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, from Ra’anana.
An IDF soldier was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, from Ra’anana.
According to an initial IDF probe, Rosenfeld was killed by an explosive device during operations in the Kafr Jabalia area.
British Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, reports say
Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, from Ra’anana, was killed by an explosive device on Sunday. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it is ‘looking into reports that an IDF soldier who died in combat in Gaza is a British national’
He was named locally as 20-year-old Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld from the city of Ra’anana.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it is “looking into reports that an IDF soldier who died in combat in Gaza is a British national”.
The IDF soldier, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, was killed by an explosive device on Sunday, the Times of Israel reported.
The paper said Mr Rosenfeld moved to Israel from London with his family 11 years ago.
Israel has been operating in Gaza since the Hamas militant group’s October 7 2023 attack on Israel.
More than 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war began, including more than 400 during the fighting in Gaza.
US-led ceasefire efforts have repeatedly stalled.
The Israeli offensive has devastated Gaza and killed more than 56,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, a branch of the Hamas government.
The death toll is by far the highest in any round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting.
Watch: IDF destroys IED site in northern Gaza
IDF strikes explosives site in Jabaliya. IDF Spokesperson: No other soldiers were harmed. Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, aged 20, from Ra’anana, fell during combat. IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
Troops from the Givati Brigade, under the command of the 162nd Division, are operating in the area of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip as part of Operation “Gideon’s Chariots”.
In recent weeks, the troops eliminated numerous terrorists, dismantled military infrastructure both above and below ground, and located and confiscated weapons, some of which were hidden inside civilian structures.
During one of the operations, the troops discovered an IED site in the Jabaliya area.
Following the troops’ swift identification on the ground, an Israeli Air Force aircraft, directed by the brigade’s Fire Control Center, carried out a strike and dismantled the site.
Earlier in the day, Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, aged 20, from Ra’anana, fell during combat in Jabaliya when an explosive device was detonated on a crew of IDF Armoured Corps troops moments before they entered a building during a raid.
No other soldiers were harmed. The IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
30 soldiers have fallen since the fighting in the Gaza Strip renewed in March 2025, 21 of them were killed by explosive devices.
British-Israeli soldier killed during fighting in Gaza, reports say
Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, from Ra’anana, was killed by an explosive device, according to local media. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it is ‘looking into reports that an IDF soldier who died in combat in Gaza is a British national’ At least two other British-Israeli soldiers have been killed in the conflict so far.
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A British-Israeli soldier has been killed while fighting in northern Gaza, according to media reports.
He was named as 20-year-old Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld from the city of Ra’anana.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it is “looking into reports that an IDF soldier who died in combat in Gaza is a British national”.
The soldier, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, was killed by an explosive device on Sunday, the Times of Israel reported.
The paper said he moved to Israel from London with his family 11 years ago.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed his death in a post on Instagram, which said he “fell during combat in northern Gaza”.
Israel has been operating in Gaza since the Hamas militant group’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
More than 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war began, including more than 400 during the fighting in Gaza.
At least two other British-Israeli soldiers have been killed in the conflict so far.
Binyamin Yehoshua Needham, 19, was killed in December 2023. He had only just finished his professional training.
Nathanel Young, 20, from London, was killed in the 7 October attacks.
The Israeli offensive has devastated Gaza and killed more than 56,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, a branch of the Hamas government.
Additional reporting by the Press Association