The IDF announced the deaths of 3 additional soldiers killed amidst the fighting in Gaza, bringing the IDF’s ground operation death toll to 122 and 454 since October 7th. They also announced the death of one additional soldier in a Hezbollah kamikaze drone attack on Shabbos morning in the North of Israel.
The soldiers were identified as:
Master Sgt. (res.) Joseph Avner Doran, 26, a soldier in the elite Shayetet 13 unit of the Israeli Navy, killed in battle in northern Gaza.
Seargent Major Shalev Zaltsman, 24, a soldier in the 55 Brigade’s 6623rd Battalion, killed in battle in southern Gaza.
Additionally, the IDF says two soldiers were seriously injured during fighting in the Gaza Strip.
On Sunday, the IDF announced the death of:
Staff Sgt. Boris Dunavetski, 21, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 46th Battalion, from Kiryat Bialik.
An additional soldier of the 46th Battalion was seriously wounded in the same incident, the IDF says.
The IDF announced on Motzei Shabbos that Warrant Officer (res.) Yechezkel Azaria, 53, was killed in a Hezbollah kamikaze drone attack on Shabbos morning near the yishuv of Margaliot on the northern border. Azaria served in the 8th Armored Brigade’s 129th Battalion.
Two additional soldiers were injured in the attack, one seriously and one lightly.
A second drone was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Hezbollah carried out a number of attacks on Israel over Shabbos. IDF forces responded by attacking Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire.
How much can we cry? endure??