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IDF death toll reaches 54 as third week of Gaza ground operation begins

Jamal Musa, the head of Hamas’s special security operations in the Gaza Strip, was also killed

November 16, 2023 12:12
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TOPSHOT - Israeli soldiers take up position in Kfar Aza, in the south of Israel, bordering Gaza Strip on October 10, 2023. Israel pounded Hamas targets in Gaza on October 10 and said the bodies of 1,500 Islamist militants were found in southern towns recaptured by the army in gruelling battles near the Palestinian enclave. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
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The IDF has announced the death of two more soldiers in Gaza, bringing the total death toll from the ground invasion to 54.

Capt. Asaf Master and Capt. Kfir Itzhak Franco, both aged 22, became the latest soldiers killed in battle, according to the Israeli military.

They join the names of more than 50 soldiers killed since the ground invasion began two weeks ago.

  • Capt. Beni Wais, 22, a company commander in the 460th Armored Brigade’s 195th Battalion, from Haifa.