IDF announces death of soldier killed fighting in Gaza yesterday, raising war’s troop death toll to 235

Simon Shlomov. (IDF)
Simon Shlomov. (IDF)

The Israel Defense Forces announces that a soldier was killed fighting in southern Gaza yesterday, raising the death toll in the ground offensive against Hamas to 235.

The soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Simon Shlomov, 20, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion, from Kiryat Bialik.

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