IDF names 8 more soldiers killed in Gaza war

The Israel Defense Forces names another eight soldiers killed during the war which began on October 7, mostly on the border with the Gaza Strip.

The names bring the toll of slain soldiers to 299.

They are:

Maj. (res.) Ofir Erez, 57, a local security officer, from Sufa.

Warrant Officer (res.) Amit Vax, 48, a local security officer, from Netiv Ha’asara. (His name has previously been published, but not the fact he was an IDF soldier)

First Sgt. (res.) Ofir Mordechai Yaron, 51, a local security officer, from Magen.

First Sgt. (res.) Boaz Abraham, 61, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak.

Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Amikam, 39, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza.

Master Sgt. (res.) Ido Keslasi, 23, a Maglan soldier, from Harel.

Sgt. Shalev Dagan, 20, a Golani soldier, from Kiryat Yam.

Cpl. Liel Vainshtein, 19, a cook at the 282nd Artillery Regiment, from Netanya.