Reservist soldier killed during fighting in central Gaza, IDF announces

By Emanuel Fabian

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26 December 2024, 11:26 am

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

Cpt. (res.) Amit Levi, killed in fighting in central Gaza (Courtesy)

An IDF reservist was killed during fighting in the central Gaza Strip early this morning, the military says.

The slain soldier is named as Cpt. (res.) Amit Levi, 35, a team commander in the 551st Reserve Paratroopers Brigade’s 6551st Battalion, from Kibbutz Shomria.

The circumstances of Levi’s death are under investigation by the IDF.

His funeral will be held at 3 p.m. at the Har Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.

Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 392. The toll includes a police officer killed in a hostage rescue mission and a Defense Ministry civilian contractor.