The IDF announces the deaths of two more soldiers killed during fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the toll of the ground operation to 82.

They are:

• Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Damari, 31, a squad commander in the 215th Artillery Regiment’s reconnaissance company, from Dimona.
• Master Sgt. (res.) Ilay Eliyahu Cohen, 23, of the 551st Brigade’s 7008th Battalion, from Beit Nehemia.

Their deaths bring the IDF casualty total in the Gaza Strip to 82.

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