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Sunday, November 17, 2024
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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Two soldiers killed, one seriously wounded in fighting in northern Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Staff Sgt. Noam Eitan (left), Cpt. Yogev Pazy (Israel Defense Forces)
Two IDF soldiers were killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip this morning, the military announces.
The slain troops are named as:
• Cpt. Yogev Pazy, 22, from Giv’ot Bar
• Staff Sgt. Noam Eitan, 21, from Hadera
Both served with the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion. Pazy was a platoon commander.
Another soldier with the battalion was seriously wounded in the same incident, the IDF adds.
According to an initial IDF probe, the soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with Hamas operatives in the Beit Lahiya area.
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