The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) said Friday that two reservists were killed in a Hamas mortar attack in central Gaza.

The two soldiers are identified as:

Sergeant First Class (reserve) Omer Smadga, 25 years old, of the Alexandroni Brigade’s 9203rd Battalion.

Sergeant First Class (reserve) Saadia Yaakov Derai, 27 years old, of the Alexandroni Brigade’s 9203rd Battalion.

Another three soldiers of the same Brigade were seriously wounded in the incident – the statement adds.

Hamas said Yesterday it had targeted an “Israeli” military position near Zaytoun Neighborhood in Gaza city with mortar shells.

These deaths bring the toll of killed “Israeli” troops in the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to 314 – and to 662 since Oct. 7, 2023.