From Left: Maj. Roey Rosner, 27, and Sgt. Amit Robinson, 20, were both killed during clashes with Gaza militants on Thursday
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed on Thursday during a clash with Hamas gunmen in Gaza, the third IDF soldier to die on the 13th day of Israel's offensive in the coastal territory.
Capt. Omer Rabinovitch, of the Golani infantry brigade, was killed in the northern Gaza Strip. Another soldier was lightly wounded in the incident. Rabinovitch's death brought the IDF death toll to nine since it launched its ground operation against Hamas on Saturday.
The force under Rabinovitch's command charged the gunmen and shot them. Earlier Thursday, another Israeli soldier was killed Thursday in Gaza.Capt. Omer Rabinovitch, of the Golani infantry brigade, was killed in the northern Gaza Strip. Another soldier was lightly wounded in the incident. Rabinovitch's death brought the IDF death toll to nine since it launched its ground operation against Hamas on Saturday.
Sgt. Amit Robinson, 20, from Kibbutz Magal, was killed by Palestinian sniper fire in the Strip. He belonged to the IDF Armored Corps. Robinson was killed while taking part in a joint operation between infantry troops, combat engineers, and armored corps soldiers.
An additional soldier was lightly wounded in the incident, during an exchange of gunfire with armed militants.
News of Robinson's death emerged after that of Maj. Roey Rosner, 27, who was also killed in the Hamas-ruled coastal strip on Thursday. Rosner, an officer in the Kfir infantry brigade, was killed when his unit was hit with an anti-tank missile while on patrol in the former settlement of Netzarim. Another soldier was lightly wounded in the incident.
Source: ABC NEWS
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