The number of IDF soldiers killed while fighting in Gaza has risen to 15.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the IDF announced the deaths of another two soldiers killed on Tuesday in the incident in Gaza in which an anti-tank missile hit an IDF armored personnel carrier, which led to the deaths of 11 soldiers. The two soldiers were identified as Staff Sgt. Itai Yehuda, HY’d, of Rishon L’Tzion, and Staff Sgt. Shay Arvas, H’yd, of Holon.
Earlier on Wednesday, the IDF announced the deaths of 2nd Lt. Pedayah Mark, H’yd, from the yishuv of Otniel in the Shomron, and 2nd Lt. Roi Sargosti, H’yd of Ramat Hanegev, who were also killed by the anti-tank missile.
Four additional soldiers were killed in other incidents in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
There are also a number of soldiers that were injured.
The other casualties were: Lt. Ariel Reich, 24, from Jerusalem; Cpl. Asif Luger, 21, from Yagur; Sgt. Adi Danan, from Yavne; Staff Sgt. Hallel Solomon, 20, from Dimona; Staff Sgt. Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Oranit; Staff Sgt. Adi Leon, 20, from Nili; Cpl. Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel Aviv; Cpl. Lior Siminovich, 19, from Herzliya; and Staff Sgt. Roei Dawi, 20, from Jerusalem.
Their deaths followed those of 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Roei Wolf of Ramat Gan, and 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Lavi Lipschitz of Modiin.
In all, 328 IDF soldiers have died since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7th, making the current conflict Israel’s deadliest since the first Lebanon War, when 657 troops were killed between 1982 and 1985.
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Soldiers killed in battle are not “murdered”, they are “killed”.
Hashem yikom damam!
Eventually we’ll have to ask ourselves, how many such young faces are we willing to stomach watching, and their funerals? And what if this war can’t end with the objective Bibi set?
Hashem Yishmor
BDE
bless these heroes, the pain and loss is far too heavy
So, so sad. Thank you for posting photos which bring home to us the fact that these are real people and not just numbers.
מי שאמר לעולמו די יאמר לצרותינו די
Using nerve gas into the tunnels will help significantly! You just need to make sure you pump enough into the network!
This is a real war, and the serious fighting has yet come, and you will drive yourself crazy announcing each and every death, since the eventual numbers will be much greater (cf. Yom Kippur War, War for Independence where 1% of the population died).
Poor children. Senseless battle
It is not a senseless battle. It is unfortunately a necessary battle to rout out hamas and protect the Jews.