The IDF announced Monday evening that Captain Eitan Israel Shiknazi, 24, from the settlement of Eli, was killed in combat in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza.
Shiknazi, a deputy company commander in the Nahal Brigade and a former Egoz Unit commando, was struck by an anti-tank missile. Another soldier was killed in the same incident, though his name has not yet been released.
Two additional soldiers from the 932nd Battalion were seriously wounded and are receiving medical care, with their families notified.
Since the start of the war, IDF casualties have risen to 827, with hundreds more wounded.