IOF announces two more casualties, bringing death toll to 68 in Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
21 Nov 2023 09:51

The Israeli military also reported that two reservists and three other soldiers sustained severe injuries in confrontations with the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza.

Israeli occupation soldiers gather before invading besieged Gaza on October 31, 2023. (AFP)

The Israeli occupation forces admitted that another two soldiers were killed during confrontations with Palestinian Resistance fighters in the northern Gaza Strip, raising their admitted death toll in the Israeli ground operation to 68 and 389 since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

The two soldiers were from Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Battalion and Rotem Battalion.

The Israeli military also reported that two reservists and three other soldiers sustained severe injuries in the combat.

It is worth noting that the numbers given by Hezbollah and the Qassam Brigades surpass the "officially" declared count of Israeli soldiers killed in the operations, as "Israel" has a long-established policy of not declaring its actual losses. "Israel" has reported six soldiers and one settler killed on the Lebanese border, while Hezbollah affirmed on November 1 that at least 120 IOF soldiers were killed or wounded in action North of occupied Palestine since October 7.

Hamas repeatedly challenges "Israel" to disclose the actual number of its casualties.

IOF admit several troops were killed with 'friendly fire' in Gaza

A report published on Israeli news website Haaretz on Monday discussed several incidents of "friendly fire" among Israeli occupation forces that have resulted in casualties during the ongoing ground offensive against the Gaza Strip.

The report mentioned that the Israeli occupation military claims that most of these "friendly fire" incidents occurred during joint combat between armored and infantry forces, adding that investigations are underway to draw future lessons.

On Monday, the spokesperson for the Israeli occupation military admitted that two additional Israeli occupation soldiers were killed during the ongoing confrontations with Palestinian Resistance fighters in northern Gaza.

This comes as the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza continues to confront Israeli occupation forces advancing into the Gaza Strip, inflicting significant human and material losses. Earlier, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, confirmed that Resistance fighters successfully targeted 60 Israeli military vehicles of various types in the past 72 hours and confronted the invading forces in several axes across Gaza.

Abu Obeida mentioned that the group's Resistance fighters are still "engaged in fierce confrontations on all axes" and have carried out several specialized operations against Israeli forces along axes they are advancing, resulting in direct casualties among occupation soldiers.