2 more Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza battles, says army
ANKARA (AA) – At least two more Israeli soldiers were killed in battles with Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said Friday.
In a statement, the Israeli army revealed the identity of the two soldiers as Lt. Shai Ayeli, 21, from Ashkelon, and Mj. Gen. Tal Shua, 31, from Be’er Sheva.
This raised the Israeli army’s death toll in the war since October 7 to 471.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since October 7, killing at least 20,057 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 53,320 others, according to health authorities in the enclave.
Israeli attacks has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s housing stock damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million people displaced amid severe shortages of food and clean water.
With health and services infrastructure utterly destroyed, the injured have absolutely no access to medical assistance, leading to unspeakable suffering and tragedy unfolding in Gaza.