Two Israeli soldiers were tragically killed and another two were seriously injured in fierce clashes with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the IDF said.
Two Israeli soldiers were tragically killed and another two were seriously injured in fierce clashes with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the IDF said.
The casualties were identified as 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Roei Wolf of Ramat Gan, and 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Lavi Lipshitz of Modiin.
Prior to announcing the deaths of the two soldiers, the IDF said its troops had been engaged in heavy fighting with Hamas, in which dozens of terrorists were eliminated.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the Israel Defense Forces is making “significant” achievements during the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, but that it is also “paying a heavy price.”
“We are deploying forces on a large scale, deep in the Strip,” says Gallant to troops of the Air Force’s elite Shaldag and 669 units.
“There are battles against the forces that are operating [in Gaza] and the results and achievements on the battlefield are very high,” he says.
“Unfortunately, in war, there are also prices, and the prices in the last day were heavy prices,” Gallant continues.
“Despite that, we are also determined to continue and win,” he adds.
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