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IDF says reservist commando officer killed in Gaza, raising ground op toll to 224

By Emanuel Fabian 31 January 2024, 6:37 pm
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Maj. (res.) Yitzhar Hofman, 36, a commander in the Israeli Air Force’s elite Shaldag unit. (Israel Defense Forces)
Maj. (res.) Yitzhar Hofman, 36, a commander in the Israeli Air Force’s elite Shaldag unit. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF announces the death of a reservist killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip today, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 224.

He is named as Maj. (res.) Yitzhar Hofman, 36, a commander in the Israeli Air Force’s elite Shaldag unit, from Eshhar.

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