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IDF Identifies Sgt. Michael Nachmani, 26, Killed by Gaza City Sniper Before Ceasefire

A cabinet-approved hostage-release framework later initiated a Gaza ceasefire after the attack.

Overview

  • The IDF said Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, 26, of Dimona, was killed by Hamas sniper fire in northern Gaza.
  • Nachmani served in the Technology and Maintenance Corps within the 614th Combat Engineering Battalion.
  • The shooting occurred on the outskirts of Gaza City's Shati neighborhood during an initial withdrawal of Israeli troops.
  • Reports noted the attack happened after negotiators announced a hostage-release deal in Egypt but before the ceasefire component began.
  • Following government approval of the framework, officials said the ceasefire has taken effect, and the IDF put the war’s military death toll at 914.