401 Israeli troops killed since Oct 7th, IDF reports 1/5 of official dead killed by friendly fire

Ynet
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:00 UTC

One-fifth of troop fatalities in Gaza due to friendly fire or accidents, IDF reports

According to data, at least 20 of 105 deaths since launch of ground operations not caused by enemy fire; military says working to ensure troops' safety

At least 20 soldiers were killed by friendly fire or accidents during the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, representing one-fifth of all fatalities, according to data released by the IDF on Tuesday.

Comment: The report above comes from Israeli outlet Ynet, meanwhile Russian outlet TASS, quoting another major Israeli news outlet, as of December 4th, has the total number of dead at 401:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that two more servicemen had been killed fighting the Palestinian radical group Hamas in the Gaza Strip which brings the total IDF death toll to 401, The Times of Israel newspaper said.

According to the newspaper, "the IDF has announced the deaths of 401 soldiers including the announcement today. Of those, 75 died during the ground offensive inside the Gaza Strip." The news outlet points out that the "vast majority of the others were killed in fighting with Hamas terrorists in southern Israel," almost all of them on the day of Hamas's initial attack on October 7.

Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7 when militants from the Gaza-based Palestinian radical group Hamas staged a surprise incursion into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Hamas described its attack as a response to the aggressive actions of Israeli authorities against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. In response, Israel has declared a state of war readiness; announced a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians; and began delivering air strikes on the enclave and certain parts of Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are underway in the West Bank as well.

However, there's good reason to suspect that the number is even higher than that; bearing in mind the tweet below is from November 26th. Furthermore, it has since been admitted that Israel is responsible for killing a significant number of Israelis on Oct 7th:

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