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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Soldier killed in northern Gaza, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, killed in the northern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
An IDF soldier was killed in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, 22, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 9th Battalion, from Jerusalem.
The IDF does not detail the circumstances of Shoham’s death.
The killing brings Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip to 394.
Separately, a soldier with the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion was seriously wounded during fighting with Hamas operatives in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun today, the military adds.
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