Arab-Israeli Conflict

IDF announces death of Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, in combat in Gaza City

His death brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the ground operation in the Palestinian enclave to 465.

By i24 News and Algemeiner

An Israel Defense Forces officer was killed overnight Monday after an anti-tank rocket hit his tank in northern Gaza City, the military announced, the first fatality in the offensive to seize the Gaza Strip’s largest urban center.

The slain soldier was named as Major Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27, a company commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion.

His death brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the ground operation in the Palestinian enclave to 465.

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