The Israeli occupation army (IOF) announced on Saturday the death of six of its soldiers during ground battles in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of casualties since October 7th to 378.

The Israeli forces wrote in a statement that "six soldiers of the Israeli army were killed in the past 24 hours of the ground operation in Gaza."

In addition to the six deaths, Israeli media reported that eight soldiers were injured as a result of ground battles in Gaza.

Al-Mayadeen recently published a list of the names of Israeli soldiers whose families were notified of their deaths since the start of the resistance operation. 

The list obtained by Al-Mayadeen includes the names of 368 soldiers and officers who served in various units of the IOF.

It is worth noting that the Palestinian resistance continues to brave the IOF's invasion on all fronts in the Gaza Strip.

Clashes in Beit Hanoun

Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that intense confrontations ensued between resistance fighters and the IOF in Beit Hanoun, which has become a war zone with resistance operations carried out from point-blank range.  

Our correspondent confirmed that the Resistance fighters were capable of hunting down several IOF soldiers in Beit Hanoun, noting that the occupation forces were surprised to have underestimated the Resistance's firepower, especially along the north-western axis. 

Our correspondent also reported that the Resistance fighters aren't only engaging the occupation forces from inside the cities but are also fighting from behind enemy lines along the borders of Gaza and even from within IOF formations. 

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On a related note, reports confirmed earlier today that the IOF carried out two additional massacres at al-Fakhoura and Tal al-Zaatar schools, where forcibly displaced Palestinians from Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip were taking refuge.

As per the Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai al-Kaila, the number of martyrs in the Israeli bombing of al-Fakhoura School has risen to 200.

"They were sleeping..."
The Israeli occupation commits a new massacre at Al-Fakhoura school, which is housing forcefully displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia camp, north of the #Gaza Strip.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6XthKQmqbF

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 18, 2023

Al Mayadeen also reported that the IOF ordered the evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital which currently shelters thousands of wounded and displaced Palestinians, along with its medical staff. 

An AFP journalist at the scene said that the IOF warned the medical staff and patients over loudspeakers to "evacuate the within an hour."

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