Israel unveils death toll in ongoing ground operation

Israel has unveiled death toll in ongoing ground operation.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on January 21 announced the death of a soldier during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip over the weekend, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 195, as Israel’s war against the terror group entered its 107th day, according to The Times of Israel.

The fallen soldier was named as Sgt. First Class (res.) Uriel Aviad Silberman, 23, of the Kiryati Brigade’s 7421st Battalion, from Nehalim. The army said that another officer and a soldier of the same battalion were seriously wounded in the same battle.

Also in southern Gaza, the IDF said on January 21 morning that in a joint operation between the Israeli Air Force and snipers of the Commando Brigade, numerous Hamas operatives were killed.

In the Gaza City neighborhoods of Daraj and Tuffah, the IDF said the 401st Armored Brigade battled Hamas operatives, killing some 15, and raided a building used by the terror group, where soldiers found weapons.