HY”D: Two Reservists Killed In Roadside Bomb In Gaza

IDF reservist Sergeant Major Mordechai Yosef Ben Shoam, 34, fell in battle in central Gaza on Saturday.

Ben Shoam joined the reserve forces mobilizing on October 7, 2023, and served for many long months.

According to the IDF, Ben Shoam served as a heavy vehicle driver in a logistical support unit from the 8119th Battalion in the Logistics Corps. On Saturday, he was killed together with his company commander during a military operation, after an explosive device detonated near the Netzarim Corridor.

Earlier on Saturday evening, the IDF announced that Major (Res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, fell in battle in central Gaza.

Peled aged 34 from Rosh Ha’ayin, served as a company commander of a logistical support unit from the 8119th Battalion in the Logistics Corps. According to reports, Peled was killed when an explosive device detonated in central Gaza.