IDF officer killed, two soldiers seriously wounded in northern Gaza

Another soldier from Maj. Shriebman's unit was injured in the incident.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 26, 2024 22:58 Updated: DECEMBER 27, 2024 00:41

Maj. Hod Shriebman. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

Maj. Hod Shriebman was killed in combat in northern Gaza, the IDF announced on Thursday.

Maj. Shriebman, 27, from Tzofit, served as a company commander in the Multidimensional Unit (888).

In the same incident, another soldier from Unit 888 was seriously wounded. 

In a separate incident in northern Gaza, a tank commander from the 9th Battalion of the Iron Trails Brigade (401) was seriously wounded.

Both wounded soldiers were evacuated to hospital for medical treatment, and their families have been notified.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. December 22, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF data

According to the IDF's tally, the death of Maj. Shriebman raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 823.  

Some 391 of this number were killed since the start of the military's ground operations in the Gaza Strip on October 27, 2023.