Ten Israeli soldiers aged 19 to 35, killed, three injured in worst loss of life for the IDF in a single incident since Hamas attacked Israel

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Nearly 75% of Palestinians say Hamas was right to attack Israel on Oct. 7

Ten Israeli soldiers aged 19 to 35, including a high-ranking battalion commander, are killed and three injured in worst loss of life for the IDF in a single incident since Gaza war broke out

Servicemen were killed in a battle in the Shajaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City

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By Kamal Sultan For Mailonline, 13 December 2023

Ten Israeli soldiers, including a high-ranking official, were killed while fighting Hamas forces in the Gaza strip yesterday.

Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg, 35, Major Roei Meldasi, 23, Major Moshe Avram Bar-On, 23, Sergeant Achia Daskal, 19, Captain Liel Hayo, 22, Major Ben Shelly, 26, Major Rom Hecht, 20, Sergeant Oriya Yaakov, 19, Eran Aloni, 19, and Itzhak Ben Basat, 24, died amid battles in Gaza City’s Shajaiya neighbourhood.

Several of the servicemen were killed by an explosive device, while the remaining soldiers were gunned down by Hamas fighters after being cut off from the rest of their troop, according to Israeli media.

It marks the worst loss of life in a single day for the Israeli Defense Forces since they launched their operation in response to Hamas’ ruthless October 7 attacks.

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At least 115 Israeli soldiers have died since ground operations began in Gaza in late October.

Five of the Israeli soldiers killed in battle in the northern Gaza strip were in the Golani Brigade, including Lieutenant Colonel Grinberg who was the commander of the 13th Battalion.

Bodycam footage shows IDF reservist’s deadly point-blank firefight with two Hamas terrorists who are both eliminated despite injuring him with a grenade

Major Meldasi, a company commander in the 13th Battalion, Major Bar-On a company commander in the 51st Battalion, Sergeant Daskal a fighter in the 51st Battalion and Captain Hayo a platoon commander in the 51st Battalion were also killed.

Major Shelly and Major Rom Hecht of the Special Rescue Tactical Unit died in the same battle in the Shahja’iya neighborhood.


The IDF also announced that Sergeant Yaakov a fighter in Battalion 614, the School of Combat Engineering lost his life in the northern Gaza strip.

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Hamas fighters opened fire at the Golani forces in the area on Tuesday before the Israeli soldiers approached the source of the shooting.

A explosive device was then detonated and several soldiers were wounded by the explosion and contact was lost…..

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