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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