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IDF soldier killed in Gaza fighting

By Emanuel Fabian 15 June 2025, 7:16 am 3 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Sgt. First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh (Israel Defense Force)
IDF Sgt. First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh (Israel Defense Force)

An IDF soldier was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announces.

He is named as Sgt. First Class (res.) Noam Shemesh, 21, a squad commander in the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, from Jerusalem.

Shemesh was killed by RPG fire in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, according to an initial IDF probe.

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