IDF platoon commander killed fighting in northern Gaza, says military

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Maj. Hod Shriebman (IDF)
Maj. Hod Shriebman (IDF)

An IDF officer was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military says.

The slain soldier is named as Maj. Hod Shriebman, 27, a platoon commander in the elite Multidomain Unit, from Tzofit.

Another soldier with the unit was seriously wounded in the same incident, which the military says is under investigation.

In a separate incident, a tank commander with the 401st Armored Brigade’s 9th Battalion was seriously wounded by sniper fire in northern Gaza.

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