IDF announces death of soldier, pushing death toll in Gaza ground op to 117

Sgt. Oz Shmuel Aradi, 19, was killed in action in Gaza on December 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Sgt. Oz Shmuel Aradi, 19, was killed in action in Gaza on December 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israeli military announces the death of a soldier who died fighting in Gaza yesterday, pushing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 117.

Sgt. Oz Shmuel Aradi, a 19-year-old soldier with the Combat Engineering Corps’ 603rd Battalion, from Kibbutz Hatzor near Ashdod, was killed in action in southern Gaza yesterday.

In addition, four reservist soldiers were seriously injured in fighting yesterday across the Palestinian enclave according to the military.

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