Tragic Mortar Attack: IDF Names Fallen Soldiers in Gaza Strip Ambush
Tel Aviv, Israel – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on Friday the tragic news of two soldiers who lost their lives in a battle in the Gaza Strip due to mortar fire. Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Omer Smadga, 25, hailing from Ganot Hadar and part of the 9203 Battalion in the Alexandroni Brigade, was one of the fallen soldiers in combat in the central Gaza Strip. Alongside him, Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery, 27, from Tel …