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IDF announces death of soldier Shay Uriel Pizem in Gaza, taking ground op toll to 118

By Emanuel Fabian 15 December 2023, 1:29 pm 2 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Sgt. First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, killed in combat in Gaza, December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)
Sgt. First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, killed in combat in Gaza, December 15, 2023. (Courtesy)

The IDF announces the death of a soldier during fighting this morning in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 118.

He is named as Sgt. First Class (res.) Shay Uriel Pizem, 23, a tank commander in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 9th Battalion, from Ein HaNatziv.

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