Israeli soldier death toll hits 398

The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday the deaths of two more troops in fighting with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, a report informs, citing The Times of Israel.

Since the start of the war on October 7, the IDF has announced the deaths of 398 soldiers. Of those, 72 died during the ground offensive inside the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of the others were killed in fighting with Hamas terrorists in southern Israel, almost all of them on the day of Hamas’s initial devastating onslaught.