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IDF says soldier killed in Gaza today, raising ground op toll to 342
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An IDF reserve soldier was killed during fighting in the central Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Master Sgt. (res.) Yohay Hay Glam, 32, of the Jerusalem Brigade’s 6310th Battalion, from Netanya.
His death brings Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 342.