13 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza

The IDF announced today, Sunday, that 13 Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed since last night in fighting with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of military fatalities so far in the campaign against Hamas in Gaza to 18.

From the Jerusalem Post:

The fallen soldiers took part in exchanges of fire against terrorists in Gaza. Seven soldiers were killed when Gaza terrorists attacked their APC on Saturday. The military was still completing the process of identifying the fallen soldiers. The families had been notified of the soldiers’ deaths.

Additionally, Col. Rasan Alian, commander of the Golani Brigade, was moderately injured in an exchange of fire in Gaza. He has been hospitalized at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva Dozens of wounded IDF soldiers were brought from the fighting in Gaza to a number of hospitals across Israel on Sunday morning. In total, 53 wounded Israeli soldiers have been hospitalized from the fighting in Gaza.

Fifteen soldiers were brought to the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva. Four were in serious condition and eleven were in light to moderate condition. Two lightly injured soldiers were brought to Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem. Three soldiers were brought in moderate condition to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Two others were brought to Soroka with light wounds. Since the ground operation in Gaza began, eleven wounded soldiers have been evacuated to Soroka. Four wounded soldiers were brought to Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. Two of the evacuees were in serious condition, one was in serious to moderate condition and another was in moderate condition.

Click here to continue reading at the Jerusalem Post.

6 Comments

  • oy vay!

    Our soldiers are getting killed just to curb Arab casualties. Jenin all over again!

    Just flatten Gaza from the sky and let our soldiers live!

    Why is everyone silent?

  • Moshiach please!!!

    Bs”D

    We need Moshiach Now!! Please HaShem bring the Geula so we wont have any more hurt or killed yidden! May all the injured have a complete refuah and may all the killed rest in peace.

  • declasse' intellectual

    It will only get worse(Heaven forfend)O because Hamas does not care about human life; they think that the liberal media and the bleeding heart governments will bail them out after some more of their people are killed. Israel needs to do more heavy damage than what has occurred, or it will be deju vue again shortly thereafter.

  • Golani, Respect!!!

    Golani Brigade Commander (highest ranking officer in the field) was wounded last night, has been discharged from the hospital and has returned to resume full military command of his brigade in Gaza.

    Update: The commander discharged himself from the hospital against doctors’ requests. He said he had to return to the battlefield with his soldiers.