by Yanir Yagna
Staff-Sergeant Uri Lamed, Sergeant Gadi Cotal, aged 20, and Sergeant Amit Arye Regev from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, were killed in a tank explosion.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials mourned the deaths of the four soldiers in a tank explosion in northern Gaza on Monday evening.
Netanyahu, in a statement, said, "The entire people of Israel bows its head over the death of four Armored Corps soldiers - Staff-Sergeant Uri Lamed, Sergeant Gadi Cotal, Sergeant Amit Arye Regev, and another soldier whose name has not yet been released - who fell in battle in northern Gaza."
"My wife and I, together with all the citizens of Israel, send our condolences to the bereaved families, share in their deep sorrow, and embrace them. Our soldiers acted with courage and self-sacrifice to defeat Hamas and return all our hostages. In the spirit of their heroism, we will not relent from these missions until they are achieved," Netanyahu said.
"I wish to embrace the bereaved families in this difficult hour and a speedy recovery to the Nahal Brigade soldier who was wounded," Defense Minister Israel Katz added.
In the statement, the defense minister wrote that he "saluted the heroic IDF soldiers who risk their lives and are now fighting bravely to bring back all the hostages and defeat the Hamas terrorist organization."
"Four Armored Corps soldiers fell this morning in Gaza: Staff-Sergeant Uri Lamed, Sergeant Gadi Cotal, and Sergeant Amit Arye Regev, and another soldier who has not yet been named."
"Four heroes, the best of our sons, each one a world unto himself. I share in the grief of the families and send my deepest condolences. May their memory be a blessing," Lapid said.
Democrats chairman Yair Golan called Monday "a terrible day of bloodshed, in which ten civilians and soldiers were killed."
"My heart breaks upon learning of the deaths of Uri Lamed, Gadi Cotal, and Amit Arye Regev, who were killed this morning in battle in northern Gaza, along with another soldier whose name has not yet been released."
"I share in the deep sorrow of the families and send my heartfelt condolences," Lapid said.
Haim Bibas, mayor of Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, expressed his condolences to the family of Sergeant Amit Arye Regev, residents of the city.
“Amit fell this morning in battle in northern Gaza. On behalf of the residents of Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, I extend my deepest condolences to his parents, Yonatan and Yael, his siblings, Ido and Roni, and to all his family and friends. May Amit’s memory be a blessing,” Bibas wrote on Facebook.
The Jordan Valley Regional Council mourned the loss of Sergeant Gadi Cotal, stating, "With great sorrow and deep pain, the Jordan Valley Regional Council bows its head and shares in the heavy mourning of the Cotal (Ben Hamo) family after receiving the difficult news of the death of their son, Gadi."
"Sergeant Gadi, from Kibbutz Afikim, was an Armored Corps soldier who fell today in battle in Gaza. He was raised and educated in our valley and graduated from Darca Beit Yerach High School. The council and school staff are accompanying the family, the community, and the students at this difficult time. We embrace the Cotal (Ben Hamo) family and stand by them in this difficult hour,” the council wrote.
The Kibbutz Movement also mourned Cotal in a post on X/Twitter. "We wish to share in the deep sorrow of his parents, Yehuda and Andrea, and to embrace the Cotel (Ben Hamo) family, friends, and the Afikim kibbutz community.
Yanir Yagna
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-866796
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