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A particularly painful weekend: 15 seriously wounded among IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip | Israel Hayom

2023-12-09T17:27:30.648Z

Highlights: Two soldiers were injured by an IED in the southern Gaza Strip. Two more were wounded by a mortar blast in the northern part of the Strip. The wounded soldiers were taken to hospital for treatment. The injured soldiers were from the 7th and the 93rd battalions of the Israel Defense Forces. The 7th Battalion is based in the city of Beersheba in the Negev Desert. The 93rd Battalion is located in the town of Yafo in the Golan Heights. It is the only unit in the Gaza Strip that is not part of Israel.


Most of the fighters were injured during the forces' activity in the Gaza Strip • Two were wounded by gunfire on the northern border


The IDF Spokesperson announced Saturday evening that 15 IDF fighters from various units taking part in the battles in the Gaza Strip were seriously wounded during the fighting over the weekend:

A soldier from the 53rd Battalion - the Barak Brigade (188) - was seriously wounded yesterday (Friday) as a result of anti-tank fire.

An officer and two IDF soldiers from the 603rd Engineer Battalion - the Sa'ar Maghulan Brigade (7) - were seriously wounded yesterday (Friday) in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.

An officer and a cadet from the Gefen Battalion of Bahad 1 were seriously injured yesterday (Friday) as a result of an IED explosion.

A soldier from the Golani Patrol was seriously wounded on Saturday when an IED was thrown at the force.

A reserve officer from Unit 6017 of the Israeli Medical Corps was seriously wounded today in the Gaza Strip as a result of a mortar shell.

A reserve soldier from the 93rd Battalion - the Kfir Brigade - was seriously wounded today (Saturday) by gunfire in clashes - and an officer from the 93rd Battalion was wounded today (Saturday) as a result of anti-tank fire at an engineering vehicle.

Two reservists from the 79th Battalion - the 14th Brigade - were seriously injured on Saturday as a result of a grenade explosion.

An officer and two fighters from the 603rd Battalion were seriously wounded when an IED exploded in the mosque.

In the northern sector, two IDF reserve soldiers were seriously wounded yesterday (Friday) as a result of gunfire at an IDF post from Lebanese territory.

The injured were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, their families were informed.

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Source: israelhayom

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