Number of Israeli troops killed during war on Gaza claimed to be 65

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
20 Nov 2023 00:42

The total death toll of Israeli military and security servicemembers since October 7 reached 385.

A screengrab from a video published by the military media of the Al-Qassam Brigades depicting what is described as captured military equipment of killed Israeli soldiers in Al-Tuam area, Gaza (Military Media)

In a significant development in the ongoing war, the Israeli occupation military announced on Sunday the deaths of an additional officer and soldier during the confrontations with Resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip.

The killing of the two soldiers brought the official Israeli death toll to 385 since October 7, while the toll since the invasion reached 65, as per Israeli media.

This update comes despite the media blackout policy adopted by the occupation entity regarding battle-related information.

Earlier, Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters engaged six Israeli soldiers in close-quarters combat in the Juhr al-Dik area using an anti-personnel charge and automatic rifles.

On its part, PIJ's al-Quds Brigades announced targeting an Israeli military vehicle with a Tandem shell in the Safatawi area north of the Gaza Strip. The Resistance group also announced the targeting of a gathering of occupation soldiers with several mortar shells in the western advancement axis near Beit Lahia in the northern sector.

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Meanwhile, the factions announced a combined operation in which fighters from the Al-Qassam Brigades and the Al-Quds Brigades were able to hit three Israeli tanks in the Al-Zaytoun axis with tandem anti-armor rounds.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that Resistance fighters have valiantly confronted occupation forces on the eastern axis near the al-Zaytun neighborhood, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun.

He added that the Resistance succeeded in destroying several occupation vehicles in al-Zaytun neighborhood, noting that the occupation failed to advance on the eastern axes due to the heroic steadfastness of the Resistance brigades.

In a unique operation, Al-Qassam released footage of three martyrdom-seeking fighters storming the Rantisi Hospital to engage with an Israeli infantry force, after observing the deployment of occupation soldiers inside.

Later Israeli media reported that 5 Israeli soldiers were confirmed to have been neutralized by the resistance fighters in the northern Gaza Strip.

In turn, Al-Quds Brigades announced its resistance confronted IOF and hit three military vehicles and a D9 bulldozer in the Al-Zaytoun axis, east of southern Gaza, using anti-armor missiles.

Local sources in Gaza reported that the occupation's tanks withdrew from Asqoula, Al-Sabra, and Al-Thalathini in the southeast axis of Gaza City.

The Palestinian Resistance continues to confront the invading Israeli occupation forces' attacks on multiple fronts in Gaza, targeting invading forces and engaging with them in intense confrontations, resulting in significant human and material losses.