The casualties were identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Nitai Meisels, 30, from the 14th Armored Brigade, and Sgt. Rani Tamir, 20, serving in the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade. The ongoing ground battles have resulted in the deaths of 156 Israeli soldiers since the commencement of the ground invasion into Gaza and 489 casualties since October 7.

Over the weekend, the israeli military reported the death of 15 soldiers during clashes with the Palestinian Resistance, marking what israeli media has described as "the biggest tragedy since the Israeli ground incursion" into Gaza.

On Sunday, the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced several military achievements over the past four days. The situation remains tense, with both sides engaged in intensified confrontations amid rising casualties. (ILKHA)