The IDF on Wednesday morning announced the tragic deaths of nine additional troops who were killed while fighting in Gaza, bringing the total death toll from within the Strip to 11, following two deaths on Tuesday. 7 of the soldiers killed were part of the Saber Battalion of the Givati ​​Brigade and were killed after their armored vehicle was hit by an RPG. An additional 4 soldiers were injured in this attack. An additional 2 soldiers from the 77th Battalion were killed after their tank hit a mine. Two other soldiers from the same Battalion were also injured in that incident. The new casualties were identified as: Lt. Ariel Reich, 24, from Jerusalem; Cpl. Asif Luger, 21, from Yagur; Sgt. Adi Danan, from Yavne; Staff Sgt. Halel Solomon, 20, from Dimona; Staff Sgt. Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Oranit; Staff Sgt. Adi Leon, 20, from Nili; Cpl. Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel Aviv; Cpl. Lior Siminovich, 19, from Herzliya; and Staff Sgt. Roei Dawi, 20, from Jerusalem. Their murders came following those of 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Roei Wolf of Ramat Gan, and 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Lavi Lipshitz of Modiin. In all, 326 IDF soldiers have died since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7th, making the current conflict Israel’s deadliest since the first Lebanon War, when 657 troops were killed between 1982 and 1985. Hashem Yikom Damam. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)