British soldier, 20, is killed 'by an explosive device' while fighting in Gaza
A British soldier has reportedly been killed by an explosive device while fighting in Gaza.
Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, died on Sunday while fighting with the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, the Times of Israel reports.
The IDF soldier from Ra'anana, Israel, moved from London with his family 11 years ago, according to the paper, which adds that he has three siblings.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it is 'looking into reports that an IDF soldier who died in combat in Gaza is a British national'.
Israel continues to operate in Gaza, almost two years on from Hamas's attacks on October 7, 2023.
The initial attacks saw thousands of Hamas fighters storm into southern Israel where they killed a reported 1,320 Israelis and took a further 251 hostage.
Some 50 hostages remain in captivity in Gaza but 28 of them are believed to be dead.
Israel's subsequent strikes on the Gaza Strip have reportedly killed more than 56,000 people and left thousands displaced, wounded and struggling for water, food and healthcare.
British soldier, Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, pictured, has been killed 'by an explosive device' while fighting in Gaza
It comes after the Hamas chief allegedly behind the October 7 attacks was killed by an Israeli airstrike, according to the IDF.
In a post on X on Saturday, the IDF reported it 'eliminated' Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa in a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza on Friday.
Describing him as both 'one of the founders of Hamas' military wing' and Hamas itself, it said: 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre.'
It continued: 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis.'
The force has killed several other high-ranking Hamas officials since October 7.
The Israeli military said earlier this month it killed the leader of a Palestinian militant group that took part in the October 7 attacks.
Asaad Abu Sharia, who led the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement and its armed wing the Mujahideen Brigades, was killed in a joint operation with Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency.
His death and that of his brother Ahmed Abu Sharia were announced after it was reported by Gaza's civil defence agency an Israeli airstrike had hit their home in Gaza City's Sabra area.
Israeli military vehicles pictured manoeuvring inside the Gaza strip in June
Relatives of Palestinians killed in Israeli army strikes wait for their burials at Shifa hospital in Gaza City
It comes after the IDF killed several other high-ranking Hamas officials since October 7, 2023. (Pictured: Buildings lie in ruin inside the Gaza Strip on June 25)
Israel also said at the end of May its forces had killed Hamas' Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar.
He became the leader of the militant group in the Gaza Strip after his older brother Yahya Sinwar was killed last October.
The Israeli military said at the time he was the target of a strike on a southern Gaza hospital on May 13.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then told parliament he had been 'eliminated'.
In the last 20 months, repeated US-led attempts at a ceasefire have fallen through but on Friday it emerged that US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed on a rapid end to the war in Gaza.
They discussed a solution during a phone call after the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, Israeli media has reported quoting a source 'familiar with the conversation'.
The two leaders agreed that four Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, would jointly govern the strip in place of Hamas, Israel Hayom is reporting.
Leaders of the Hamas terror group would be exiled and all hostages released, a source is said to have told the outlet.
In a post on X, the IDF reported that it 'eliminated' Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on a rapid end to the war in Gaza during a phone call last week, according to an Israeli media report
But it remains unclear how such a proposal would be implemented, with Hamas vowing it will not leave the territory and Arab states repeatedly asserting that they would not step into a governing role.
Trump and Netanyahu held the call on Monday a day after US bombers hit nuclear targets in Iran, with a source reportedly describing the call as 'euphoric'.
They were joined on the call by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, according to the report.
Under the agreement, Palestinians who wished to leave Gaza would be taken in by unnamed states, the men reportedly said, and Saudi Arabia and Syria would establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
Israel in turn would express support for a future two-state solution on the condition that the Palestinian Authority bring in reforms, according to the report.
The United States would recognise Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank as part of the agreement, it also said.
Israel Hayom reports that the 'ambitious' nature of the plan explains Trump's fury over Israel's planned retaliation against Iran for its 'minor' breach of the US-brokered ceasefire on Tuesday.
Trump called the Israeli Prime Minister and warned him to 'stop the planes', reportedly telling him he did not understand why Netanyahu was 'disrupting' their agreed upon 'plan for peace' because of a 'small tactical incident'.
The outlet also claims that Trump's post calling for an end to Netanyahu's trial was also linked to the plan.
