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Friday, July 4, 2025
IDF says soldier killed during fighting in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
IDF Sgt. Asaf Zamir, 19. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF has announced that Sgt. Asaf Zamir, 19, from Dimona, a soldier in the 53rd Armored Battalion of the 188th Brigade, was killed during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the same incident, which took place this morning in the Khan Younis area, a tank was fired upon, resulting in several casualties.
Two additional soldiers from the same battalion were severely wounded and evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment. Their families have been notified.
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