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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Staff Sgt. Naveh Leshem, 20, killed fighting in southern Gaza, says IDF
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An IDF soldier was killed and 10 others were wounded, including four seriously, during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Naveh Leshem, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from the West Bank settlement of Nokdim.
According to an initial IDF probe, Leshem and the other wounded soldiers were in an armored personnel carrier during operations in Khan Younis, when a terror operative placed an explosive device on the outside of the vehicle.
The blast killed Leshem and seriously wounded four other troops, including an officer. It also left three soldiers in moderate condition and another three lightly hurt.
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