IDF says 2 soldiers killed yesterday in Gaza fighting, raising ground op toll to 48

This composite photo shows Cpt. Omri Yosef David (L) and Cpt. Yedidya Asher Lev, who were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on November 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
This composite photo shows Cpt. Omri Yosef David (L) and Cpt. Yedidya Asher Lev, who were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on November 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Israel Defense Forces announces that two soldiers were killed yesterday fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll in the ground offensive against Hamas to 48.

They are:

Cpt. Omri Yosef David, 27, from Carmiel, a deputy company commander in the Negev Brigade’s 9217 Battalion.

Cpt. Yedidya Asher Lev, 26, from Tal Menashe, a deputy company commander in the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion.

Additionally, the IDF says an officer of the 7th Brigade’s 82nd Battalion, a soldier of Givati’s Shaked Battalion, a soldier of Nahal’s 932nd Battalion, and a commander of the Combat Engineering Corp’s training base were seriously wounded during fighting in Gaza yesterday.

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