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IDF announces death of Sgt. Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, killed in battle in southern Gaza earlier today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A soldier was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today, the IDF announces.
The slain soldier is named as Sgt. Ori Ashkenazi Nechemya, 19, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 46th Battalion, from Ashkelon.
According to an initial IDF probe, Nechemya was killed by anti-tank missile fire.
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 336.