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2 more soldiers killed fighting in Gaza, bringing ground op toll to 68
This composite image shows Staff Sgt. Ilya Senkin (L) and Cpt. Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi, who were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Israel Defense Forces announces the deaths of two more soldiers killed fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll in the ground operation against Hamas to 68.
They are:
Cpt. (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi, 26, from Yesud HaMa’ala, an officer in the Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Battallion.
Staff Sgt. Ilya Senkin, 20, from Nof Hagalil, a soldier in the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion.
The military says that two reservists and another three soldiers were also seriously wounded in the fighting.
