Local Hezbollah official and two other members reportedly killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon on Wednesday – as it happened
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Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy has said that the death of an IDF soldier overnight has brought the total number of losses for the Israeli army to 509 since 7 October.
At least 174 of those have died inside Gaza during Israel's ground operation there. The overall casualty figure from 7 October - including civilians - was about 1,200 people killed, revised down from an initial estimate of 1,400.
In Khan Younis, intensive battles against terrorist operatives are continuing. IDF ground troops identified a terrorist that attempted to plant an explosive device on a tank, and directed an IDF aircraft to strike the terrorist and three additional terrorists in the area. Furthermore, in Khan Younis, an IDF fighter jet struck an Islamic Jihad weapons production complex.
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