Three IDF soldiers who served in the Kfir Brigade and were in commander training were killed in battles in the southern Gaza Strip as a result of the explosion of several IEDs in a building: Sergeant Dolev Malka, 19 years old, from Shlomi; Sergeant Afik Tery 19 years old, from Rehovot; and Sergeant Dolev Malka, 20 years old, from Mitzpe Ramon.
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In addition, the force's platoon commander and 13 additional soldiers were injured, four of them in critical condition.
Video: IDF attacks terrorist targets in Lebanon / Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said in a statement that the incident happened in the southern part of the strip while they were sweeping the area to make it free of terrorists. "On Friday, three fighters fell and with them another 14 fighters were injured. They received initial treatment from fighters from Search and Rescue Unit 669 and were then transferred for further medical treatment in Israel. The incident occurred as the fighters cleared terror infrastructure in the area, and during the sweeps two Hamas explosives detonated in buildings. The explosion occurred just a few kilometers from the southern communities from which terrorists emerged on October 7," he said. "The price of war is heavy and painful, each casualty is a world unto itself. The forces are operating in the field according to intelligence that has accumulated as a result of technological server investigations, following prisoner interrogations that provide information about terror infrastructure in the area"
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