IDF announces names of 2 soldiers killed in Gaza; ground op death toll climbs to 58

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

Sergeant Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, left, and Captain (res.) Roey Biber, 28, right, were killed in battle in northern Gaza on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Sergeant Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, left, and Captain (res.) Roey Biber, 28, right, were killed in battle in northern Gaza on November 18, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF announces the deaths of two soldiers killed during fighting in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, bringing the death toll in the ground offensive against Hamas to 58.

They are:

Cpt. (res.) Roey Biber, 28, a team commander in the Combat Engineering Corps’ Yahalom unit, from Tzur Moshe.

Sgt. Binyamin Meir Airley, 21, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 101st Battalion, from Beit Shemesh.

In addition, a soldier of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit was seriously wounded in battle in northern Gaza.

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