November 3, 2024
British youth killed fighting for Israel

British youth killed fighting for Israel

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A young British man has been killed fighting for Israel in Gaza. His name is Benjamin Needham (19). This was reported by the British media BBC.

According to reports, Needham was killed during an operation in Gaza on behalf of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Needham, 19, had dual citizenship of Israel and the UK. He moved to Israel with his family 10 years ago. Needham is the second British citizen to be killed by Hamas since Israel’s attack on Gaza since October 7.

Needham traveled to Gaza with the 601st Battalion of the Combat Engineering Corps, The Times of Israel reported. Israeli officials said Needham went on a two-day mission to Gaza. He was killed in action at that time. He entered Gaza on Friday and died on Sunday.

The IDF said on Monday that three soldiers were killed in a combat operation in Gaza on Sunday. One of them is Needham. The other two soldiers are Neria Shaer and Ben Jussman. Since October 7, 401 Israeli soldiers have been killed by Hamas. 75 of them died during the ground operation in Gaza.

Incidentally, on October 7, 1200 Israelis were killed in an unprecedented attack by Hamas in the southern part of Israel near the border with Gaza, according to the country’s authorities. At this time, Hamas captured about 240 people from Israel and took them to Gaza. Among them, Hamas released 110 people during the ceasefire.

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