Another Israeli soldier killed in Gaza ground offensive, death toll rises to 35
5 more Israeli soldiers seriously injured in Gaza Strip, according to local media
ANKARA
Another Israeli soldier was killed in the Gaza Strip, taking the death toll to 35 since Israel expanded a ground offensive in the blockaded enclave on Oct. 27, the army said on Thursday.
An Israeli military statement said a soldier from the Combat Engineering Corp’s 8219th Battalion was killed in the fighting in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
Five more soldiers were seriously injured in the seaside territory, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
Israel said 35 soldiers have been killed and more than 260 others injured since it began expanded ground operations in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27.
At least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women, have been killed in Israeli air and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.
Besides the large number of casualties and massive displacements, basic supplies are running low for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents due to the Israeli siege.
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