{"id":20792,"date":"2025-04-25T09:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20792"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:04:44","slug":"fallen-heroes-reservist-soldier-falls-in-battle-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/fallen-heroes-reservist-soldier-falls-in-battle-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Heroes: Reservist Soldier Falls in Battle in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IDF has announced this morning (Friday) that Master Sergeant (Res.) Asaf Kafri\u00a0from Beit Hashmonai, a tank driver in the 79th Battalion of the \u201cHammer\u201d Brigade (14th Brigade), was killed yesterday in a battle in northern Gaza. Asaf was only 26.<\/p>\n

Asaf was killed during a coordinated shooting attack by terrorists, which included the launch of an anti-tank missile and sniper fire. The attack occurred while soldiers from the tank he was in were conducting an operational mission.<\/p>\n

The incident took place on a logistical route near Beit Hanoun, an area where IDF forces have been active for months. Asaf and his fellow soldiers had exited their tank for a designated mission when they came under direct fire. According to the available details, the anti-tank missile missed its target, but accurate sniper fire struck the soldiers, resulting in Asaf\u2019s death and the injury of three others\u2014two seriously, and one moderately.<\/p>\n

The same area where IDF tracker Ra\u2019aleb Nassar was killed last Saturday
\n<\/strong>The incident occurred in the same operational sector where IDF tracker Warrant Officer G’haleb Sliman Alnasasra was killed last Saturday. This area had been designated by the IDF as \u201csecure.\u201d Military sources estimate that the same terrorist cell may have been responsible for both attacks and have not yet been neutralized.<\/p>\n

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Officer Alnasasra | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following the incident, the IDF returned fire and launched a wide-scale wave of strikes against Hamas targets in northern Gaza. Around 40 sites were hit, including weapons depots, observation posts, and military infrastructure. Forces on the ground continue efforts to locate the cell responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master Sergeant Asaf Kafri, 26, from Beit Hashmonai, a tank driver, was killed yesterday during fighting in northern Gaza in a coordinated anti-tank missile and sniper attack while on an operational mission. 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