IDF announces fallen soldier Staff-Sergeant Ron Epshtein, killed in Gaza Strip
Epshtein, aged 19, from Nesher, served in the Givati Brigade.
Staff-Sergeant Ron Epshtein was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Thursday evening.
Staff-Sergeant Epshtein, aged 19, from Nesher, served in the Givati Brigade.
He fell in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.
Staff-Sergeant Epshtein was posthumously promoted from the rank of Sergeant to Staff-Sergeant.
IDF fallen soldiers since October 7
According to the IDF's tally, the death of Epshtein raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 804.
Some 378 of this number were killed since the start of the military's ground operations in the Strip on October 27.
Jerusalem Post Store
`; document.getElementById("linkPremium").innerHTML = cont; var divWithLink = document.getElementById("premium-link"); if (divWithLink !== null && divWithLink !== 'undefined') { divWithLink.style.border = "solid 1px #cb0f3e"; divWithLink.style.textAlign = "center"; divWithLink.style.marginBottom = "15px"; divWithLink.style.marginTop = "15px"; divWithLink.style.width = "100%"; divWithLink.style.backgroundColor = "#122952"; divWithLink.style.color = "#ffffff"; divWithLink.style.lineHeight = "1.5"; } } (function (v, i) { });