On June 5, 39-year-old Senior Reserve Sergeant Refael Kauders from Tzur Hadassah, a soldier in the 5030th Battalion of the 228th Alon Brigade, was killed in northern Israel during hostilities.
Since October 7, 645 IDF soldiers have been killed as a result of Hamas' terrorist attacks and the subsequent wars in Gaza, Judea and Samaria, and on the northern border.
