Two IDF soldiers killed in armored vehicle blast in southern Gaza
Capt. Amir Saad, 22, from Druze village Yanuh-Jat, and Sgt. Inon Nuriel Vana, 20, from Kiryat Tivon, an officer and a soldier in the Golani Brigade's reconnaissance battalion, were killed in Khan Yunis on Saturday, the IDF said on Monday.
A third soldier, also from the Golani Brigade, was wounded in the same incident.
According to Walla, the two soldiers were killed while in an armored personnel carrier (APC) due to the blast of an improvised explosive device.
Saad's family, members of Israel's Druze community, said in a statement on Saturday, "This evening, our family lost what is most dear to us. With deep sorrow and indescribable pain, we announce the death of our beloved, Captain Amir Abdallah Saad, who fell during his service and a battalion mission in Khan Yunis, Gaza, as part of Operation Swords of Iron."
"Amir is the second fallen soldier from our family in this difficult and accursed war — a cousin of Lt.-Col. Alim Saad, who fell at the beginning of the war. A combat officer, beloved son, brother, and grandson, who went out to defend the state and the people — and did not return.'
Two soldiers injured in separate incident on Sunday
An IDF officer and a reservist NCO were "severely injured" during combat in the southern Gaza Strip earlier on Sunday, the military confirmed.
The officer serves in the 585th Desert Reconnaissance Battalion, and the reservist NCO serves as a tracker in the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade, the military confirmed.
N12 further identified the officer as a Lt.-Col. serving as the battalion commander.
They were evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment, the military noted.
Three soldiers killed in Gaza over the weekend
Over the weekend, the IDF announced that M.-Sgt. Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher succumbed to his wounds sustained in battle in southern Gaza. He was wounded on July 19, 2025.
Mosbacher, 32, from Avnei Eitan, served as a combat engineer in the 749th Engineering Battalion, in the 828th Infantry Brigade.
This is a developing story.
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