IDF says 2 more troops killed, raising death toll in Gaza ground operation to 46

Staff Sgt. Roee Marom, 21, from Ra’anana (right), a squad commander in the 906 Battalion; and Master Sgt. Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishpon, a fighter in the 6863 Battalion, who were both killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesperson)
Staff Sgt. Roee Marom, 21, from Ra’anana (right), a squad commander in the 906 Battalion; and Master Sgt. Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishpon, a fighter in the 6863 Battalion, who were both killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesperson)

The Israel Defense Forces says that another two soldiers were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, raising the death toll in the Israeli ground operation to 46.

The troops are named as Staff Sgt. Roee Marom, 21, from Ra’anana, a squad commander in the Bislamach Brigade’s 906th Battalion; and Master Sgt. (res.) Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishpon, of the 12th Brigade’s 6863rd Battalion.

The IDF adds that a reservist logistics soldier and an NCO in the Combat Engineering Corp’s 605th Battalion were seriously wounded during fighting in northern Gaza.

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