8 more Israeli Defense Forces soldiers killed in attack against Hamas: IDF
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tel aviv (Uttam Hindu News): As fighting in Gaza intensifies, 8 more Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have been killed in an attack against Hamas.
On Saturday the IDF announced the deaths of five more soldiers.
The IDF said in a statement that the total number of soldiers killed since October 27 had reached 152.
The deceased soldiers were identified by the IDF as David Bogdanovsky (19) and Orel Bashan (20) from Haifa, Gal Hershko (20) from Yifftah and Itamar Shemen (22) from Lapid.
Master Sergeant Nadav Issachar Farhi (30) from Herzliya, Master Sergeant Eliyahu Meir Ohana (28) from Haifa were both from the Yiftach Brigade an infantry unit.
Paratroopers Sergeant First Class Eliasaf Shoshan (28), from Jerusalem, and Sergeant First Class Ohad Ashur (23), from Kfar Yona, were killed in central Gaza.
During a one-week temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel from November 24 to December 1, Hamas released 105 hostages, while 129 hostages are still in Hamas captivity.
The Israelis believe that at least 20 of the remaining 129 hostages have died.
There are thousands of Palestinians in Israeli prisons who are being held without trial and without legal advice.
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli forces have arrested more than 4,655 people in the occupied West Bank since October 7.
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