IDF Soldier Killed in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building

Stand for Israel  |  May 21, 2025

Our prayers go out to the family and loved ones of 20-year-old IDF Staff Sgt. Danilo Mocanu, who died defending his country:

An Israeli soldier was killed when a booby-trapped building collapsed in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said Wednesday, marking the second combat fatality since the launch of a widened offensive in the enclave over the weekend.

Palestinians in the Strip reported 19 people killed in overnight airstrikes, as Israel pressed the offensive amid mounting international pressure to halt the fighting and allow more aid into the beleaguered territory.

The Israel Defense Forces said Staff Sgt. Danilo Mocanu, 20, was killed Tuesday  amid fighting in Khan Younis, which has become a focus of the intensified military campaign in recent days.