10 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza on Tuesday

Israel’s military said 10 soldiers were killed in Gaza fighting on Tuesday, including a colonel who had commanded a forward base for the Golani infantry brigade.

The statement, issued on Wednesday, updated an earlier statement which had put the latest one-day death toll at eight, among them a lieutenant-colonel who had commanded a Golani regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg, 35, and Maj. Roei Meldasi, 23, were the commander and company commander of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, respectively.

The IDF also listed Maj. Moshe Avram Bar On, 23, Sgt. Achia Daskal, 19, SSgt. Oriya Yaakov, 19, Cpt. Liel Hayo, 22, to have died in the Gaza fighting.

Maj. Ben Shelly, 26, MSgt. Rom Hecht, 20, Sgt. Eron Aloni, 19, and Col. Ben Bashet, 44, were also announced to have been killed on Tuesday.

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