12 October 2023; MEMO: Israel has named 220 soldiers who were killed in the fighting around the Gaza Strip since last Saturday. Israeli Channel 12 broadcast the names.
Special Forces and senior army officers were among those killed in the fighting during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood led by the armed wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades.
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The channel said that a large number of army casualties were inside the Gaza Division command centre in the Eshkol caucus. Dozens of bodies were found belonging to soldiers from the Golani Brigade, as well as others from the Commando Brigade and Special Forces.
The number, it was pointed out, is likely to rise. It is estimated that more than 500 members of the Israel Defence Forces were killed in the operation.
