Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 13, 2023
IDF says 2 Commando Brigade troops killed fighting in Gaza, bringing ground op toll to 44

This handout photo released by the Israel Defense Forces on November 13, 2023, shows Israeli ground forces in the Gaza Strip amid the war against Hamas. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Israel Defense Forces says two more soldiers have been killed fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll in the ground operation against Hamas to 44.
The military names the slain troops as Maj. Isachar Natan, 28, from Kiryat Malachi, and Staff Sgt. Itay Shoham, 21, from Rosh Ha’ayin. Both were members of the Commando Brigade.
Meanwhile, a soldier of the Oketz canine unit was seriously wounded during fighting in Gaza yesterday, the IDF adds.