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IDF soldier killed during fighting in south Gaza, says military

By Emanuel Fabian 7 December 2024, 8:31 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Cpt. Avraham Ben Pinchas. (IDF)
Cpt. Avraham Ben Pinchas. (IDF)

An IDF officer was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.

The slain soldier is named as Cpt. Avraham Ben Pinchas, 24, a platoon commander in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 46th Battalion, from Harasha.

His death brings Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and military operations along the border with the Strip to 383.

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