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The IDF announced the death of five new soldiers who fell in Gaza

The IDF announced the death of five new soldiers who fell in Gaza

The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that five additional soldiers had been killed yesterday after detonating explosives in the center of the Gaza Strip. Here are their names: reserve player Amit Moshe Shahar (25 years old), from Ramat Yohanan, captain (reserved) Denis Grogmolov Wexler (32 years old), from Beer Sheva, captain (reserved) Ron Efremi (26 years old), from Hod Hasharon, reserve The IDF confirmed the death of soldier Roee Abraham Maimon (24 years old), Akiva Yasinovsky (35 years old), from Afula, from Ramat Khan, a fighter of the 8173 Engineering Battalion, shortly before. Reserve Master Sergeant Gabriel Bloom, 27, of Pete Shemesh, in the same incident. The deaths bring to 185 the total number of soldiers killed during fighting in the Palestinian territories since the ground offensive began. A total of 519 IDF soldiers have been killed since the deadly attacks by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

Amit Moshe Shahar (25 years old), from Ramat Yohanan, Captain (reservist) Denis Grogmolov Wexler (32 years old), from Beer Sheva, Captain (reservist) Ron Efrimi (26 years old), from Hod Hasharon, Soldier Reserve Roï Abraham Maimon (24 years old) ), Afula, Akiva YasinovskyIDF

In the morning, the IDF announced the deaths of four additional soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip, 19-year-old Sergeant Roy Tal, 19, a soldier in the 94th Battalion of the Kfar Brigade, Kfar Yehoshua, and Reserve Sergeant Yakir Hexter, 26, from Jerusalem. Sergeant David Schwartz, 26, of Elazar, a soldier with the 8291st Engineer Battalion of the 551st Brigade and a soldier with the 8219th Engineers of the 551st Brigade, was killed Monday during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Sergeant Roy Tal, 19, of Kaffir Yehoshua, a soldier with the 94th Battalion of the Kaffir Brigade, Reserve Sergeant Yakir Hexter, 26, of Jerusalem, a soldier with the 8291st Engineer Battalion of the 551st Brigade, and David Elazar, 26, a soldier with the 8219th Engineers of the 551st Brigade, of Jerusalem, Ga. of the fighting in the south of the Sa area When he fell on Monday.

IDF spokesman
Yakir Hexter (top-left), Roy Dahl, Gavriel Bloom (bottom-left) and David Schwartz.IDF spokesman

Reservist Sergeant Gavriel Blum, 27, of the 36th Engineer Division, Beit Shemesh, was killed during fighting in the central Gaza Strip on Monday. Additionally, a security guard from the 8219th Engineer Battalion, 551st Regiment was seriously wounded during the battle that killed Sergeants David Schwarz and Yakir Hexter. During the fighting in central Gaza, a combat officer and two reservists from the 36th Division's Engineering Group and two reserve officers from the 646th Brigade were seriously wounded.