3 more soldiers killed fighting in Gaza, raising ground op toll to 161

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

L-R: Master Sgt. (res.) Maor Lavi, Cpt. (res.) Shaul Greenglick, Cpt. Shay Shamriz. (Israel Defense Forces)
L-R: Master Sgt. (res.) Maor Lavi, Cpt. (res.) Shaul Greenglick, Cpt. Shay Shamriz. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF announces the deaths of three soldiers in fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the toll of slain troops since the start of the ground offensive to 161.

They are:

Master Sgt. (res.) Maor Lavi, 33, of the Bislamach Brigade’s 450th Battalion, from Susya.

Cpt. Shay Shamriz, 26, a company commander in the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Merkaz Shapira.

Cpt. (res.) Shaul Greenglick, 26, of the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion, from Raanana.

Lavi was killed in central Gaza, and another soldier of the 450th Battalion was seriously wounded in the same battle.

Shamriz and Greenglick were killed in the northern part of the Strip, and another officer and two soldiers of the 931st Battalion were seriously wounded in the same battle.

Separately, a soldier of the Nahal Brigade’s reconnaissance unit was seriously hurt in northern Gaza.

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