The IDF has announced that three soldiers from the 196th Battalion's Tank Commanders Course, 460th Brigade, have been killed in action in Gaza.

<p>The IDF has announced that three soldiers from the 196th Battalion's Tank Commanders Course, 460th Brigade, have been killed in action in Gaza:</p><ul><li>Captain Barak Israel Sagan, aged 22, from Petah Tikva, a Platoon Commander</li><li>Sergeant Ido Ben Zvi, aged 21, from Shomrat.</li><li>Sergeant Hillel Ovadia, aged 22, from Jerusalem</li></ul><figure class="image"><img src="/files/pictures/1168/1168965.jpg"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>

The commander of the Kiryat Gat police personally explained why his officers shut down an event held by the Chassidic court over Sukkot.