A high-ranking officer of the Israeli army was killed in northern Gaza

36-year-old Major Yitzhar Hoffman, a high-ranking officer of the Israeli army, was killed by Hamas in northern Gaza. The number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza reached 561. There are tens of thousands of injured people.

The Israeli army announced that another high-ranking officer was killed in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Major Yitzhar Hoffman, 36, was killed in clashes in northern Gaza, the army said in a statement.

The number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, 2023, when the attacks on the Gaza Strip began, has reached 561, of which 224 were killed during the ground attack.