Commander of IDF’s 52nd Battalion wounded during fighting in Rafah

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

Lt. Col. Daniel Ella, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, speaks to reporters in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood, January 21, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/ Times of Israel)
Lt. Col. Daniel Ella, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, speaks to reporters in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood, January 21, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/ Times of Israel)

The commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, Lt. Col. Daniel Ella, was moderately wounded during fighting in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the military says.

The officer was wounded amid a clash with gunmen in the area.

He was taken to a hospital in Israel and his family was notified, the army adds.

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