The IDF spokesman allowed publication this morning (Sunday) that Sergeant Lior Raviv, 21 years old from Rishon Lezion, was killed in a battle with terrorists at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
This brought the number of IDF martyrs from the outbreak of the war to 595. The 14th. His funeral will take place today at 1:00 PM, at the military cemetery in Rishon LeZion.
The commander of the Southern Command, Yaron Finkelman, held a situation assessment at the Shifa Hospital this weekend and commented on the continuation of the fighting in the region. “This is a significant action,” he said. “So far the operation is bold, cunning, and extremely impressive. We have hit hundreds of terrorists, arrested hundreds of terrorists and brought in large operational and intelligence assets. We continue this operation. The leadership of the commanders is excellent, and we will only finish when the last of the terrorists is in our hands – dead or alive.”
Last night it was allowed to be published that during the fighting against the terrorists, who are hiding in and around the hospital area, an IDF reserve officer was seriously injured. The officer serves as a field investigator in Unit 504. The 401st Brigade Combat Team, the Nahal Brigade Combat Team and the 13th Fleet under the command of Division 162 Continue fighting in the compound. So far the fighters have killed about 170 terrorists and arrested over 800. Weapons and terrorist infrastructure were also located.