Israel confirms the death of two soldiers in Gaza and raises the total to 294 since the start of the offensive

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May 31. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army confirmed this Friday the death of two more soldiers in clashes with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat since the beginning of the conflict to around 295. the offensive unleashed against the enclave after the attacks perpetrated on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Thus, he detailed that the deceased are Adar Gavriel, from the 6828th Battalion of the Bislamach Brigade, and Yehonatan Elias, from the Givati ​​Brigade reconnaissance unit. In this way, the number of military deaths since the beginning of the ground offensive against Gaza increases to 294.

Israel unleashed its offensive against Gaza after the aforementioned attacks by Hamas, which left nearly 1,200 dead and about 240 kidnapped. The Israeli offensive has so far left more than 36,200 Palestinians dead, according to the Gazan authorities, controlled by the Islamist group, to which are added more than 510 dead at the hands of Israeli forces and in attacks carried out by settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. .