IDF announces death of Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran, 20, killed in Gaza City fighting earlier today

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

Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran (IDF)
Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran (IDF)

An IDF soldier was killed during fighting earlier today in Gaza City’s Shejaiya, the military announces.

He is named as Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran, 20, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 101st Battalion, from Ness Ziona.

His death brings Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 325.

Separately, a reservist with the Alexandroni Brigade was seriously wounded in central Gaza, the IDF adds.

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