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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
IDF announces death of soldier killed in southern Gaza, bringing ground op toll to 247
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Staff Sgt. David Sasson, 21, killed fighting in Gaza on March 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF announces the death of a soldier killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip today, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 247.
He is named as Staff Sgt. David Sasson, 21, of the Oketz canine unit, from Ganot Hadar.
Another 12 soldiers were wounded, five of them seriously — three of the Commando Brigade and two of the Oketz unit — in the same battle against Hamas operatives, the IDF says.
In a separate incident in southern Gaza, another soldier of the Commando Brigade was seriously wounded.
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