Israel Mourns First Female Combat Soldier Killed in Gaza

Sgt. Agam Naim, 20, was killed in a building explosion while serving in Gaza just days before her planned leave.

Sgt. Agam Naim, a 20-year-old paramedic from Kibbutz Mishmarot, is the first female IDF soldier killed in combat in Gaza.
Naim died alongside three other soldiers in a booby-trapped building explosion in Rafah.
She had volunteered for a combat role after the October 7 Hamas attack, despite originally serving in a non-combat position.
Her death brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the conflict to 713.
Israel's defense minister announced the war's focus is shifting northward, addressing threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon.