3 Israeli troops killed, 12 injured in fighting in northern Gaza

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

From left: Staff Sgt. Ido Zano, Sgt. Omri Cohen and Staff Sgt. Barak Daniel Halpern (Israel Defense Forces)
From left: Staff Sgt. Ido Zano, Sgt. Omri Cohen and Staff Sgt. Barak Daniel Halpern (Israel Defense Forces)

Three Israeli soldiers were killed and 12 others were wounded during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.

The slain troops are named as:

Staff Sgt. Ido Zano, 20, a combat medic with the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Yehud-Monosson.

Staff Sgt. Barak Daniel Halpern, 19, a squad commander in the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Kiryat Ono.

Sgt. Omri Cohen, 19, of the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Ashdod.

In the same incident, 12 soldiers were wounded, including a Givati reservist and a member of the Artillery Corps’ Sky Riders Unit in serious condition.

Further details regarding the circumstances of the incident in Jabalia have not yet been released by the IDF.

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