St.-Sgt. Yuval Shoham, whose death was announced by the IDF on Sunday, was killed by tank fire in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF confirmed on Monday after an investigation into the incident.

St.-Sgt. Shoham, 22, from Jerusalem, served in the 9th Battalion in the 401st Brigade.

Shoham's family has been updated on the findings of the investigation.

IDF soldiers in northern Gaza Strip conducting operation in the area of the Indonesian Hospital, where a Hamas launch site was located. (credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
IDF soldiers in northern Gaza Strip conducting operation in the area of the Indonesian Hospital, where a Hamas launch site was located. (credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
At the time of the announcement of Shoham's death, the IDF also said that a soldier from the 931st Battalion, Nahal Brigade, was critically wounded during combat in an additional incident within the northern Gaza Strip.

The IDF has yet to confirm if this was during the same incident in which Shoham was killed or a separate incident.