The casualties were identified as Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, 20, from Jerusalem; Staff-Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, 20, from Jerusalem; Staff-Sgt. Noam Aharon Musgadian, 20, from Jerusalem; Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Benyamin Asulin, 20, from Haifa; and Staff-Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll, 21, from Beit Shemesh.

The plan is to conquer Gaza Strip with over 50,000 soldiers, relocate civilian population to humanitarian zones, and wage a 'ruthless ground campaign' in terrorist-heavy areas that will receive no humanitarian aid.

By defying the Biden administration to secure Israeli victory, Israel showed the American people that the 'plucky little Israel' they had long admired was back in business.