The Israeli army has announced that eight soldiers, including a senior official, have been killed during fighting with Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip.
Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg, 35, Major Roei Meldasi, 23, Major Moshe Avram Bar-On, 23, Sergeant Achia Daskal, 19, Captain Liel Hayo, 22, Major Ben Shelly, 26, Major Rom Hecht, 20 and Sergeant Oriya Yaakov , 19 died on Tuesday.
The soldiers were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip and another three were seriously injured as the war between Israel and Hamas continued for a 67th day.
Seven soldiers were killed in the Shahja'iya neighborhood, marking the largest loss of life in a single incident for the Israeli army since the war broke out on October 7.
At least 112 Israeli soldiers have been killed since ground operations began in Gaza in late October. While according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 18,412 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the war began.
The Israeli army has announced that eight soldiers, including a senior official, have been killed during fighting with Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip
Five of the Israeli soldiers killed in the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip belonged to the Golani Brigade, including Lt. Col. Grinberg, the commander of the 13th Battalion.
Major Meldasi, a company commander in the 13th Battalion, Major Bar-On a company commander in the 51st Battalion, Sergeant Daskal a fighter in the 51st Battalion and Captain Hayo, a platoon commander in the 51st Battalion, were killed.
Major Shelly and Major Rom Hecht of the Special Rescue Tactical Unit (669) were killed in the same battle in the Shahja'iya district.
The IDF also announced that Sergeant Yaakov, a fighter in Battalion 614, the School of Combat Engineering, lost his life in the northern Gaza Strip.