Ammon News - The Israeli occupation army announced on Tuesday that an Israeli officer was killed and two other soldiers were seriously injured in battles in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army spokesperson allowed the publication of the name of Major General Nitzan Shasler, 21 years old, from Hadera, a fighter in the 7155th Spearhead Design Battalion (55), who was killed on Monday in the battle in the southern Gaza Strip.

In the battle in which Nitzan Shisler was killed, a reserve soldier in the 7155th Battalion was seriously injured, and a fighter in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, Sar Majolan Formation (7), was seriously injured during a battle that took place in the south of the Gaza Strip.

This brings the number of Israeli army deaths from October 7 to 523, and to 189 since the start of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip.