British IDF soldier killed in Hamas attack

• 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.