Cleared for publication: Corporal (Res.) Moti Rave killed in southern Gaza

On Friday morning, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released details confirming the death of Corporal (Res.) Moti Rave, 37, from Shani, who fell during combat operations in the southern Gaza Strip.

Rave was a Combat Machinery Operator with the Givati Brigade.

The IDF also announced the death of Staff Sergeant Noam Douek, 19, from Kiryat Motzkin, who was killed in a separate incident in the same region on Thursday. Douek was a member of the 9th Battalion, 401st Armored Corps Brigade.

Additionally, two other soldiers from Douek's battalion were severely injured during the same incident and have been transported to a hospital for medical care. Their families have been notified of their condition.

* Arutz 7 contributed to this report