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IDF announces 2 soldiers killed in northern Gaza amid offensive there against Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Two Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the IDF announces.
They are named as Staff Sgt. Ofir Berkovich, 20, from Modi’in, and Sgt. Elishai Young, 19, from Dimona.
Both served with the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion.
Their deaths bring Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 357. The number includes a police officer killed in a hostage rescue mission and a Defense Ministry contractor.
The military also announces that an officer with the 188th Armored Brigade’s 53rd Battalion was seriously wounded earlier today by an explosive-laden drone in southern Lebanon.
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