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Israeli Army Reports Soldier Killed in Gaza Amid Intensified Airstrikes
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The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death of a soldier during clashes in northern Gaza, while Israeli airstrikes resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries, according to local sources and medics.

In a statement released on Sunday, the Israeli military confirmed that the soldier, who was killed on Saturday, belonged to the Nachshon Battalion (90) of the Kfir Brigade. This brings the total number of Israeli soldiers

The Kfir Brigade is one of the largest infantry brigades in the Israeli army and includes several battalions and elite units known for their expertise in urban warfare and complex terrains, as reported by Reuters.

In a related development, 18 individuals were killed and several others injured in airstrikes that targeted the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late last night, amid artillery bombardment on the camp’s entrances and Salah al-Din

In Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, initial estimates indicate that around 50 people were killed or injured as a result of Israeli bombardment on a multi-story residential building in the Beit Lahia project market. Search and rescue operations for missing individuals among the rubble are ongoing, carried out by local residents

A reporter for Al-Hurra noted that "15 people were killed in the bombing of a home belonging to the Abdul-Aati family in the Beit Lahia project," adding that "another targeted home in the market area belongs to the Ghabain family, housing several displaced families."

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported from Palestinian sources that 65 individuals were killed on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes targeting inhabited houses in the Beit Lahia project.

Earlier on

In another development, the Gaza Ministry of

The tally includes at least 35 individuals who were

The Ministry of Health indicates that the majority of the fatalities are women and children. The war in Gaza erupted following a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people, most of

During the attack, 251 individuals were abducted, and 97 of them remain in Gaza, with the Israeli military claiming that 34 of those have died.