IDF announces deaths of 4 soldiers; ground op death toll climbs to 101

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

From top left, clockwise: Maj. Gal Becher, Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Etay Perry, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Gideon Ilani. Cohen, Ilani, and Perry were killed fighting in Gaza on December 10, 2023. Becher was killed in a military traffic collision in southern Israel. (Israel Defense Forces)
From top left, clockwise: Maj. Gal Becher, Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Etay Perry, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Gideon Ilani. Cohen, Ilani, and Perry were killed fighting in Gaza on December 10, 2023. Becher was killed in a military traffic collision in southern Israel. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF announces the deaths of four soldiers, three of whom were killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 101.

They are:

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Gideon Ilani, 35, of the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade’s 2855th Battalion, from the West Bank settlement of Asa’el.

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Etay Perry, 36, of the 5th Brigade’s 8111st Battalion, from Modiin.

Maj. (res.) Eviatar Cohen, 42, of the 5th Brigade’s 8111st Battalion, from Kfar Saba.

Maj. Gal Becher, 34, of the 36th Division, from Oranit, was killed in a military-related traffic collision in southern Israel.

A third reservist from the 8111st Battalion was seriously wounded, the military says.

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