With the death yesterday of Sergeant Major Nadav Cohen in combat in Gaza, the toll of soldiers killed since 7 October in the Strip, Israel and the Palestinian Territories rose to 600. The number of those killed since the start of ground operations in Gaza is 256, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced this morning.

Around 32,800 Palestinians have been killed in the. Strip since October 7, according to the local Hamas-run Ministry of Health, the IDF said. The death toll is expected to rise.