JERUSALEM, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – An Israeli soldier was killed in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, the Israeli military said.
In a statement, the military said, Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion of the 401st Brigade, “fell during combat.”
Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported that, Rosenfeld was killed by an explosive device in Jabalia, in an area where the military had begun demolishing buildings, in preparation for constructing outposts, as part of a planned buffer zone in northern Gaza.
Earlier yesterday, Palestinian sources reported heavy bombardments in northern Gaza, with at least 88 people killed and 365 wounded in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza health authorities.
The strikes came, as the Israeli military issued new evacuation warnings, calling on residents of Gaza City and Jabalia to move immediately towards the al-Mawasi area.
Meanwhile, Gaza health authorities said yesterday that, the Palestinian death toll from Israeli military operations since Oct, 2023, had risen to more than 56,500.– NNN-XINHUA
