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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
IDF announces Staff Sgt. Amit Friedman, 19, killed fighting in southern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces announces an infantry soldier was killed fighting in the southern Gaza Strip, raising the toll in the ground offensive against Hamas and in military operations along the border with Gaza to 341.
He is named as Staff Sgt. Amit Friedman, 19, of the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion, from Or Yehuda.