Aljazeera Source The Israeli army has announced the death of four soldiers during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip last night, including a squad commander from an elite infantry unit. The deaths bring the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since October 7 to 604, including 268 killed since the start of ground operations on October 26.
Earlier, the military wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, claimed nine Israeli soldiers were killed in az-Zanna district in eastern Khan Younis and five in the city’s al-Amal neighbourhood. The Israeli military is operating in the western part of Khan Younis, specifically in al-Amal neighbourhood and within al-Amal Hospital where extreme fighting is ongoing. Civil defence crews and witnesses say civilians are trapped in the area.
