Israeli Soldier Succumbs to Wounds, IDF Raises Kidnapping Count, Kills Hamas Naval Commander

Sgt. Shoam Moshe Ben-Harush's death brings Israeli soldier fatalities to 310; IDF reports increased count of people kidnapped to 233 and successful overnight airstrike killing Hamas naval commander Rateb Abu Sahiban.

• Sgt. Shoam Moshe Ben-Harush, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier from the Nahal Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was wounded during the Hamas attack on October 7 and succumbed to his injuries, increasing the total number of slain soldiers, officers, and reservists to 310.
• The number of people kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip on October 7 has been raised to at least 233 according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), up from the earlier count of 228.
• Families of 229 of the kidnap victims have been informed by the military that their loved ones are currently being held in the Gaza Strip.
• The IDF also reported that four hostages — mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Ra’anan, and elderly women Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper — have been released.
• The IDF accomplished a successful overnight airstrike, leading to the death of the commander of Hamas’s naval forces of the Gaza City Brigade, Rateb Abu Sahiban, who was behind a thwarted infiltration attempt via the sea on October 24.

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