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IDF announces death of reservist soldier Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Sgt. First Class (res.) Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster who was killed in Gaza on January 1, 2024. (IDF)
The IDF announces the death of a soldier killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip today, bringing the toll of slain troops since the start of the ground offensive against Hamas to 173.
He is named as Sgt. First Class (res.) Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster, 24, of the 5th Brigade’s 7020th Battalion, from Karnei Shomron.
Another two soldiers of the 7020th Battalion were seriously wounded in the same incident, the IDF says.
