Eleven Israeli soldiers have been killed fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the Jewish nation stepped up its ground operations in the Palestinian territory, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The IDF announced for the first time that two soldiers, Sgt. Roy Wolf and Sgt. Levi Lifshitz, who died Tuesday in “hand-to-hand” combat in northern Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Then on Wednesday, the Israeli military confirmed that another nine soldiers died on Tuesday fighting Hamas in the Palestinian enclave.
The IDF identified the soldiers as Cpl. Asif Loger, Lt. Ariel Reich, Sgt. Hillel Solomon, Sgt. Adi Danan, Sgt. Adi León, Sgt. Erez Mishlovski, Cpl. Lior Siminowitz, Corporal. Gone Ovadia, Sgt. Roy Wolf and Sgt. King Daoui.
Sergeant. Roy Wolf, 20, a Givat patrol fighter was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Levi Lifshitz, 20, was a Givati Patrol fighter and was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip on October 31. Israel Defense Forces Asif Loger, 21, was a fighter in the 77th Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ formation. Israel Defense Forces Roi Daoui, 20, was a platoon commander in the Saber Battalion, Givati Brigade , when he died on Tuesday, October 31.Israel Defense Forces Cpl. Lior Siminowitz, 19, a fighter with the Saber Battalion of the Givati Brigade, was killed on October 31. Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Erez Mishlovski, 20, was a fighter in the Saber Battalion, apart from the Givati Brigade. Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Hillel Solomon, 20, was a fighter in the Saber Battalion, Givati Brigade. Israel Defense Forces Lieutenant Ariel Reich, 24, was a combat officer in the 77th Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ formation when he died in northern Gaza on October 1, 2018. 31.Defense Forces of Israel Eleven Israeli soldiers were killed fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.Israel Defense Forces
The ages of the 11 fallen soldiers ranged from 19 to 24, Israeli officials said.
Israel began a new phase of the war over the weekend with boots on the ground in Gaza following retaliatory airstrikes in response to the killing of more than 1,400 Israelis by Hamas on October 7.
Since the Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war, more than 300 Israeli soldiers have been killed.
Israeli army flares illuminate the sky over northern Gaza City, October 31, 2023. MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The IDF announced for the first time that two soldiers were killed in northern Gaza on Tuesday, reported the Wall Street Journal.AFP via Getty Images Some IDF forces are seen during ground operations in the Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces
Gaza’s Hamas-backed Health Ministry says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict broke out last month.
Troops were able to free an IDF soldier from Hamas captivity during a ground operation, the military said Monday.
Hamas took more than 200 hostages during the terrorist group’s brutal attack.
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