HY’D: The IDF announced early Sunday morning that 8 soldiers were killed and 6 others were seriously injured amidst the fighting in Gaza, bringing the IDF’s ground operation death toll to 152 and 485 since October 7th.
The slain soldiers were identified as:
• Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovskyi, 19, a soldier in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
• Sgt. Orel Bashan, 20, a soldier in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
• Staff Sgt. Gal Hershko, 20, a platoon commander in the 603rd engineering battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed yesterday in battle in southern Gaza.
• Staff Sgt. Itamar Shemen, 21, a paramedic in the ‘Gesh’ formation (36), fought with the 77th battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ formation Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
• Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Issachar Farhi, 30, a combat medic in Battalion 7810, ‘Yiftah’ Brigade (11), killed in battle in central Gaza.
• Master Sgt. (res.) Eliyahu Meir Ohana, 28, a soldier in Battalion 7810, ‘Yiftah’ Brigade (11), killed in battle in central Gaza.
• Sgt. First Class (res.) Elyassaf Shoshan, 23, a soldier in Battalion 6646, formation ‘Shuali Marom’ (646), killed in battle in central Gaza.
• Sgt. First Class (res.) Ohad Ashur, 23, a soldier in Battalion 6646, formation ‘Shuali Marom’ (646), killed in battle in central Gaza.
Later on Sunday morning, the IDF announced the death of another soldier killed in battle in Gaza on Shabbos, raising the death toll of soldiers killed over the weekend [Friday and Shabbos] to 14 and the total number of soldiers killed in the ground operation to 153.
He was identified as Staff Sgt. Roy Elias, H’yd, 21, from Tzofar, a moshav in southern Israel, of the Combat Engineering Corps’s 603rd Battalion.
Hashem Yikom Damam.
The family of a soldier seriously injured on Shabbos has asked for tefillos. Please daven for a refuah sheleimah for Matan ben Michal b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael.
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One should not be posting an headline that reads 8 soldiers killed is horrific but 5 killed is not
Where is the air support that prepares for ground attacks? Bliken told Bibi ‘you’re not going to do in the South (of Gaza) what you did in the North’, and now there’s no support!
Dumb Israelis need to tell the Americans to go back to Washington and let them fight the war the way they know how to do best – the way it was done in northern Gaza. Don’t do an October 7th, you won’t get smashed. They all support the atrocities so deal with the consequences! Stop placing Israeli soldiers in harms way to TRY pleasing the Americans. Nothing makes them happy anyway, so give it up! The IDF death toll has DRAMATICALLY increased since the Americans began their pressure campaign.
This is simply to terrible & too shocking & too devastating & too horrifying & too unacceptable for any words, but clearly the time has arrived to simply throw 1 atom bomb over entire Gaza.
This is likely a direct result of last week’s hostage-exchange. We gained a handful of hostages (while freeing many more Hamas terrorists), but we allowed Hamas to rearm and entrench itself. For every hostage we gained, we are losing two Israeli soldiers.
It takes 9 to be termed “horrific”?! Even if it is, G-d forbid, one it would be headlined horrific.
Just wondering: How does: Emunah, Bitachon, and hishtadlus apply to the current situation?
It’s complicated to me because of a basic question: Can and does Israel have the capability to (at this time), go it all alone? Many areas in Israeli policy are affected by this question that is often ignored even in our religious circles.
If we were not bound by Washington, what would we do differently? Is this “differently” something that’s crucial for Israeli existence, and if yes, can Israel risk being alone?
If Israel wants to do it my way or the highway, are they ready to c”v lose all American support?
I’d ponder on these questions and really think it through before responding…
IDF is an immoral army – protecting “civilians” before their own.