IDF announces fallen soldiers Matityahu Perel and Kanaoo Kasa, killed in the northern Gaza Strip

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 8, 2025 21:28 Updated: JANUARY 8, 2025 21:29

Staff Sergeant Kanaoo Kasa (L) and Staff Sergeant Matityahu Ya’akov Perel (R). (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Staff Sergeant Matityahu Ya’akov Perel and Staff Sergeant Kanaoo Kasa were killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Wednesday.

Staff Sergeant Perel, 22, from Bet El, served in the 46th Armored Battalion in the 401st "Iron Trails" Brigade. 

Staff Sergeant Kasa, 22, from Bet Shemesh, served in the 46th Armored Battalion in the 401st "Iron Trails" Brigade. 

Both fell in the northern Gaza Strip.