Israeli army says another soldier killed in Gaza Strip

By Anadolu staff

JERUSALEM (AA) - Another Israeli soldier was killed in military clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip, according to the country's army on Monday.

Sgt. Simon Shlomov, 20, from the 202nd Paratroopers Brigade, died in clashes in the south of Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said in a statement without providing further details.

With the latest death, the number of soldiers killed since Oct. 7 has increased to 574, including 236 who have died since the start of the ground operation on Oct. 27.

Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian group Hamas which killed nearly 1,200 Israeli citizens. The ensuing Israeli attacks have killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians and caused mass destruction and shortages of necessities.

The Israeli war on Gaza has pushed 85% of the territory's population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio