At least 895 Israeli soldiers killed, 112 injured in Gaza since October 2023, according to military figures
Three more Israeli soldiers, including a platoon commander and a cyberwarfare officer, were seriously wounded in separate battles across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said Tuesday.
According to a military statement, the platoon commander and a combat engineer were injured by an explosive device that detonated in the southern city of Rafah.
A third soldier—identified as a cyber operations officer with the Golani Brigade—was seriously wounded in a separate clash in central Gaza, the statement added. The officer was evacuated to a hospital, and his family was notified.
Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said early Tuesday that its fighters had shelled a Merkava tank in the southeast of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The group added an Israeli helicopter landed at the site, suggesting casualties were evacuated.
Despite more than 21 months since the start of the genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Palestinian resistance factions continue to conduct well-planned ambushes in the area, inflicting casualties on Israeli forces, showcasing Tel Aviv’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
Israel maintains strict censorship on reporting its military losses in Gaza and has not published an updated toll for its dead and wounded, prompting speculation that actual figures may be significantly higher.
According to Israeli military figures, at least 895 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 6,112 injured since the start of the Gaza war.
Israel has killed more than 59,100 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, collapsed the health system, and led to severe food shortages.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
