IDF says 2 soldiers died of wounds

The IDF releases the names of two Israeli soldiers who succumbed to their wounds on Saturday.

Cpt. Liad Lavi, 22, of Talmei Yosef, died Saturday after being wounded Thursday in the southern Gaza Strip.

SGM Rami Kahlon, a non-commissioned officer in the paratroopers, 39, of Hadera, died Saturday after being injured in combat on Tuesday near the border with the Gaza Strip.

The IDF death toll in Operation Protective Edge now stands at 42.

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