The IDF announced on Motzei Shabbos that 5 soldiers were killed, and on Sunday morning that an additional 10 soldiers were killed and 6 others were seriously injured amidst the fighting in Gaza, raising the death toll of soldiers killed over the weekend (Friday and Shabbos) to 15 and the total number of soldiers killed in the ground operation to 154.
The slain soldiers were identified as:
– Warrant Officer (res.) Alexander Shpits, 41, from Karmiel, of the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade’s 6623rd Battalion.
– Master Sgt. (res.) Shay Termin, 26, from Rosh Pina, of 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade’s 6623rd Battalion.
– Cpt. Oshri Moshe Butzhak, 22, from Haifa, of the Nachal Brigade.
– Staff Sgt. Birhanu Kassie, 20, from Beit Shemesh, of the Givati Brigade.
– Staff Sgt. Nir Rafael Kananian, 20, from Beit Keshet, of the Givati Brigade.
– Staff Sergeant David Bogdanovskyi, 19, a soldier in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
– Sgt. Orel Bashan, 20, a soldier in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
– Staff Sgt. Gal Hershko, 20, a platoon commander in the 603rd engineering battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ Unit, killed yesterday in battle in southern Gaza.
-Staff Sgt. Itamar Shemen, 21, a paramedic in the ‘Gesh’ formation (36), fought with the 77th battalion, ‘Saar Megolan’ formation Unit, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
– Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Issachar Farhi, 30, a combat medic in Battalion 7810, ‘Yiftah’ Brigade (11), killed in battle in central Gaza.
-Master Sgt. (res.) Eliyahu Meir Ohana, 28, a soldier in Battalion 7810, ‘Yiftah’ Brigade (11), killed in battle in central Gaza.
– Sgt. First Class (res.) Elyassaf Shoshan, 23, a soldier in Battalion 6646, formation ‘Shuali Marom’ (646), killed in battle in central Gaza.
-Sgt. First Class (res.) Ohad Ashur, 23, a soldier in Battalion 6646, formation ‘Shuali Marom’ (646), killed in battle in central Gaza.
– Staff Sgt. Roy Elias, 21, from Tzofar, a moshav in southern Israel, of the Combat Engineering Corps’s 603rd Battalion.
– Maj. Aryeh Rein, 39, a tank commander in the 79th battalion of the 14th “Mahatz” Brigade, and fell in combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
UNacceptable! beyond horrific!
AS MOSAI?!?!?!? HASHEM YERACHEM1
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How many more we have to lose ? how many more hearts has to break? how many more kids should become yatum? how money more women should become widows? enough is enough. Hashem please come back to us and help us. like a warier who comes and saves everything and everyone. Please come back to your land , Basi L’gani. Please hashem.
Carpet bomb Gaza and call it a day! Stop sacrificing our soldiers!!
no reason to kill civilians if you dont have to.
Pussyfooting around Gazan civilians while our precious soldiers are becoming korbonos! 😭
And it never changes ‘public opinion’ anyway.
One of the military experts claimed that if they were allowed to they could have had complete victory in 2 days. Israel’s caution to look like the ‘good guy’ to the world risks the lives of the soldiers. Are they holding them back from finishing the job completely?
no one thinks we are good or fair. So why are we trying to proof overserves to them? Who cares? even UN or Red Cross doesn’t care about us. no one wants us. We just have to be united and together go forward.
Why are we sacrificing our soldiers for terrorists?????
All they needed to do is no food,water,medicine,fuel,electric and internet and no media allowed in. You would not lose a single soldier as you bomb from the air. After starving Gaza for a week or two the Gazans would attack Hamas and force them to return hostages. To the world you say no babies no food. Free all baby hostages. Any media wanting to report they must first play the 47 minute oct 7 massacre film Bearing witness. This film must be sent to every college. All tunnels should be flooded with sea water. Let Turkey take in the Gazans… Read more »
The number of soldiers killed is getting dangerously close to the number of hostages Hamas is holding in captivity. The world has no right to lecture us on how to fight this war. They minded their “own” business in the past any time Jews were being slaughtered and they continue to do the same today.Why aren’t they minding their “own” business and allowing Israel to combat the enemy as Israel sees fit, not as the anti-semitic world sees “fit”? Why isn’t a public outcry being heard over Hamas’ refusal to let the Red Cross visit our hostages daily to ascertain… Read more »
No more.