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Israeli Military Says Officer, Soldier Killed in Northern Gaza Battle

A view shows North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A view shows North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Israeli Military Says Officer, Soldier Killed in Northern Gaza Battle

A view shows North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A view shows North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Israeli military said on Sunday that an officer and a soldier from the Nachshon Regiment (90), Kfir Brigade, had been killed during combat in northern Gaza on Saturday.

The army identified them as Captain Yogev Pazy, aged 22 from Giv'ot Bar, a platoon commander, and Staff Sergeant Noam Eitan, aged 21, from Hadera.

Another soldier was severely wounded in the same battle, the army added.

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Jordan Describes Shooting near Israeli Embassy as ‘Terrorist Attack’

Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
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Jordan Describes Shooting near Israeli Embassy as ‘Terrorist Attack’

Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

Jordan described Sunday’s shooting near the heavily fortified Israeli embassy in the capital Amman as a “terrorist attack”.
Jordan's communications minister, Mohamed Momani, said the shooting is a “terrorist attack” that targeted public security forces in the country. He said in a statement that investigations into the incident were under way.
In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, security sources described the incident as “an individual and isolated act, unrelated to any organized groups”.
The sources added that preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker was “under the influence of drugs”.
A gunman was dead and three Jordanian policemen were injured after the shooting near the Israeli embassy in Sunday's early hours, a security source and state media said.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the affluent Rabiah neighborhood of the Jordanian capital, the state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
The gunman, who was carrying an automatic weapon, was chased for at least an hour before he was cornered and killed just before dawn, according to a security source.
"Tampering with the security of the nation and attacking security personnel will be met with a firm response," Momani told Reuters, adding that the gunman had a criminal record in drug trafficking.
Jordanian police cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah district, where the embassy is located.
The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel.