The IDF reported on Tuesday that four soldiers fell in combat in the northern Gaza Strip. They were identified as Staff Sergeant Orr Katz, 20, from Ma'ale Adumim, Staff Sergeant Nave Yair Asulin, 21, from Carmit, Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula and Staff Sergeant Ofir Eliyahu, 20, from Holon.
The soldiers fell as troops were fighting Hamas terrorists in Jabaliya where fighting is expected to continue. The military said the forces were confronting Hamas's hard corps fighters in northern Gaza where hundreds of senior commanders of the terror group gathered despite repeated IDF operations in the area.
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Staff Sergeant Orr Katz, Staff Sergeant Nave Yair Asulin, Staff Sergeant Ofir Eliyahu and Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat and Staff Sergeant
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IDF forces operate in Gaza
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Despite many civilians fleeing Jabaliya after they were able to overcome fear of Hamas and at the urging of the IDF, there are still thousands who remain, the military said.
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