Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday morning the name of one fallen soldiers, raising the death toll of the Gaza ground operation to 189.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Nitzan Schessler, from Hadera, 21 years old, was a fighter in the 7155 Battalion, the 55 'Spearhead' Formation, and fell in battle in the south of the Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant Major (res.) Noam Ashram, from Kfar Saba, 37 years old, was a fighter in the 5352nd Infantry Regiment, the 179 Formation, and died of his wounds after being wounded last month in a battle in the central Gaza strip.
Overnight, between Monday and Tuesday, the IDF also announced that a female soldier was wounded during an incident with 20 suspects on the border with Egypt. She was initially moderately wounded, but after being transferred to and treated at a hospital her condition had improved.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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