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IDF announces death of soldier killed in north Gaza, raising ground op toll to 238
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF announces the death of an officer killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip over the weekend, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 238.
He is named as Maj. Eyal Shuminov, 24, a company commander in the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Karmiel.