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IDF: 3 soldiers killed in northern Gaza, operation death toll now 281
The IDF released the names of the soldiers: Master Sgt. Gideon Chay DeRowe, 33, from Tel Aviv; Cpt. Israel Yudkin, 22, from Kfar Habad; and Sgt. 1st Class Eliyahau Haim Emsallem, 21, from Raanana
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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed the deaths of three soldiers during a battle against Hamas forces in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the total death toll of the Gaza operation to 281.
The IDF has released the names of the fallen soldiers: Master Sgt. Gideon Chay DeRowe, 33, from Tel Aviv; Cpt. Israel Yudkin, 22, from Kfar Habad; and Sgt. 1st Class Eliyahau Haim Emsallem, 21, from Raanana.
Emsallem and Yudkin were killed in a Hamas sniper attack in Beit Hanoun, while a third soldier of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion was seriously wounded in the same incident, the army said.
DeRowe was killed by an explosive device in northern Gaza.
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The IDF says another soldier of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and a Yahalom reservist were also seriously wounded in the same attack.
In a statement, the IDF expressed its profound sorrow and shared in the grief of the families of the fallen soldiers.