The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced Tuesday the death of three soldiers killed in the battles center and north of the Gaza Strip.

The names are as follows:

Major (reserve) Maor Lavi, 33 years old, a fighter in the 450th battalion, Bislah Brigade, killed in central Gaza.

Major Shay Shamriz, 26 years old, company commander in the 931st Battalion, the Nahal Brigade, killed in northern Gaza.

Captain Shaul Greenglick, 26 years old, an officer in the 931st Battalion, the Nahal Brigade, killed in northern Gaza.

The death toll of IOF soldiers has risen to 495 since October 7, and 161 since the start of the ground invasion on October 27.