Overview

• Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, died on June 29 in the Kafr Jabalia area after encountering an improvised explosive device.
• He served with the IDF’s 601st Combat Engineering Battalion after emigrating from the UK to Israel 12 years ago.
• Rosenfeld’s death brings June’s Israeli soldier fatalities to 20, the highest monthly toll since the conflict began in October 2023.
• Previous dual-national casualties include Binyamin Needham in December 2023 and Nathanel Young in February 2024.
• The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has opened a formal inquiry into reports of his British nationality.