St.-Sgt. Roy Elias, HY"D. (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The name of another IDF soldier who was killed yesterday (Saturday) in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip was allowed to be published: Sergeant Roy Elias, 21 years old, with a horn, a fighter in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, 7th "Saar me-Golan" Armor Brigade. His funeral will be held today at 15:00 at the cemetery in Tzofar.
This is the ninth fallen soldier whose name was allowed to be published today, after this morning the IDF published the names of eight fallen soldiers after a message was given to their families. In addition, it was said that 6 fighters were seriously injured in the battles, and they were transferred to the hospital for treatment.