The IDF announced on Wednesday announced death of Major (res.) Yitzhar Hofman, 36. He is said to have been killed in battle in northern Gaza. His death raises the IDF ground operation death toll to 224.
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Hofman served as a commander in the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag unit. He was from the village of Eshchar in northern Israel.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli military reported deaths of three soldiers. Warrant Officer Yuval Nir, 43, and Captain Gavriel Shani, 28, were killed in the same battle in southern part of the Gaza Strip. Major Netzer Simchi, 30, fell fighting in the northern Gaza.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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