Jerusalem, June 4 -- An Israeli reserve soldier was killed and another seriously wounded during a clash in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said.
The military identified the slain soldier as Master Sergeant Alon Farkas, 27, from the 6646th Reconnaissance Battalion, 646th Brigade. He "fell during combat" in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, the military said, without elaborating. Another reserve soldier from the same battalion was seriously injured.
According to Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, the two were shot at close range after a Palestinian militant emerged and opened fire with a light weapon before fleeing into a built-up area.
The incident came a day after the military reported that three other s...