Shalom Menachem (21) and Tzur Abraham (22) Killed in Gaza

The names of two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers who died in combat with terrorists in the Gaza Strip have been cleared for publication.

Sergeant Shalom Menachem, 21, from Beit El, a member of the 601st Battalion, 401st Brigade, was killed on June 15 in action in the Tal al-Sultan area, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Senior Sergeant Tzur Abraham, 22, from Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, a special forces soldier of the Nahal Brigade, also died in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Sergeant Tzur Abraham's funeral will take place on Sunday at 23:00 at the cemetery in Modi'in.