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British IDF soldier killed in Hamas attack

An Israeli soldier rests next to artillery shells in northern Israel on October 8, 2023. (AFP)
An Israeli soldier rests next to artillery shells in northern Israel on October 8, 2023. (AFP)
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Updated 09 October 2023

British IDF soldier killed in Hamas attack

An Israeli soldier rests next to artillery shells in northern Israel on October 8, 2023. (AFP)
  • Nathanel Young, from London, was a corporal in the Israel Defense Forces
  • Family: ‘He was so happy and thriving in Israel. He loved the country’

LONDON: A British man serving in the Israel Defense Forces has been killed by Hamas.

Corp. Nathanel Young, 20, from London, died after the Palestinian militant group launched a wide-scale attack on Israel on Saturday.

In a Facebook post, his family wrote on Sunday: “Our little brother Nathanel Young was tragically killed on the Gaza Border yesterday.”

The family added: “Nathanel was full of life and the life of the party … He loved his family and friends and was loved by everyone … He was so happy and thriving in Israel. He loved the country.”

Young attended JFS, a Jewish school in north London, Jewish News reported.