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Armored Corps officer killed in Gaza City, the first fatality in IDF’s new offensive
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo (Israel Defense Forces)
An IDF officer was killed during fighting in Gaza City yesterday, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27, a company commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, from Migdal Haemek.
According to an initial IDF probe, during the ongoing offensive in Gaza City on Monday, a Hamas operative fired an RPG on one of the 77th Battalion’s tanks, injuring the officer.
Bozaglo was taken to a hospital, where his condition worsened until he succumbed to his injuries.
He is the first soldier to be killed in the IDF’s new offensive against Hamas in Gaza City, launched last week.
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