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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
IDF announces death of officer in Shejaiya battle, raising ground op death toll to 323
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Cpt. Elay Elisha Lugasi, killed during fighting in Gaza City on July 3, 2024. (Courtesy)
An Israeli officer was killed during fighting in Gaza City’s Shejaiya earlier today, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Cpt. Elay Elisha Lugasi, 21, a team commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion, from Kiryat Shmona.
Three more soldiers of the 75th Battalion were seriously wounded in the same incident, the IDF says.
His death brings Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 323.
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