The IDF has announced the deaths of three soldiers from the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion during combat in northern Gaza over Shabbos.

The soldiers have been named as:

– Staff Sgt. Itay Parizat, 20, from Petah Tikva
– Staff Sgt. Yair Hananya, 22, from Mitzpe Netofa
– Shneur Zalman Cohen, 20, from Yitzhar

Cohen, a Lubavitcher, is survived by his parents, Ze’ev and Dina, and eight siblings. Raised in Yitzhar, he studied at Mitzpeh Yitzhar yeshiva and served with distinction in the Givati Brigade. His family is among the earliest residents in Yitzhar.

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