Four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting against Hamas in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood this morning, the military announces. The troops are named as:
Sgt. Itay Livny, 19, of the Nahal Brigade's 931st Battalion, from Ramat Hasharon.
Sgt. Yosef Dassa, 19, of the Nahal Brigade's 931st Battalion, from Kiryat Bialik.
Sgt. Ermiyas Mekuriyaw, 19, of the Nahal Brigade's 931st Battalion, from Beersheba.
Sgt. Daniel Levy, 19, of the Nahal Brigade's 931st Battalion, from Kiryat Motzkin
Another officer and soldier of the 931st Battalion were seriously wounded in the same incident.
Separately, another two soldiers of the 401st Armored Brigade's 9th Battalion were seriously wounded by RPG fire on a tank in the Rafah area of southern Gaza.
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They are sending 19 year old sergeants to die in Gaza