Soldier killed in Gaza is Doron Asulin, 20, of Beersheba
JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 1, 2008
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The name of one of two IDF soldiers killed during military maneuvers to
counter the firing of rockets into southern Israel on Saturday is St.-Sgt.
Maj. Doron Asulin, 20, from Beersheba.
Asulin served in the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance battalion. His family
has been notified of his death.
Gaza fighting claims lives of two IDF solders; six more suffer light to
moderate wounds after clash with Hamas gunmen
Hanan Greenberg YNET Published: 03.01.08, 19:05 / Israel News
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Cleared for publication: Two IDF soldiers were killed Saturday during a
clash with Palestinian gunmen in northern Gaza Strip.
Six other soldiers were injured in the incident - five suffering light
wounds and one suffering moderate ones. They were taken to the Soroka
University Medical Center in Beersheba.
IDF operations in the Gaza Strip over the weekend have left 46 Palestinians
dead, most affiliated with Hamas.
Givati and armor forces, aided by IAF fighter jets have been operating in
the northern Gaza since Friday night. Palestinian militants fired over 40
rockets at Israel’s western Negev, Sderot and Ashkelon since the military
operation began; three people were injured as a result, two of them
children.
Five of the soldiers were hurt during a clash with Hamas gunmen and suffered
mostly shrapnel injuries to their arms and legs.
“The activity is taking place in areas which the terror organizations want
to guard, including launching pads,” a military source explained.
Hamas sources said the IDF soldiers were hit by an improved anti-tank
missile recently introduced to Gaza. Several weeks ago, a Hamas official
told Ynet that the organization has been able to have missiles similar to
those used by the Hizbullah in the Second Lebanon War, smuggled into Gaza.
According to reports, the gunmen were firing mortar shells, antitank and RPG
missiles at the soldiers. Over 60 Palestinians were reportedly wounded in
the fighting.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who toured the area on Friday, said that “the
escalations in Hamas’ responsibility and it will be held accountable for it.
“The government will do everything to keep Ashkelon free of rocket fire,” he
added.
Ali Waked contributed to this report
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