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50 Palestinians were killed in Gaza as Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians on the first day of Eid al-Adha.

The IDF names the other two soldiers killed in Friday's explosion in the southern Gaza Strip, during which four troops were killed and five were injured. The slain soldiers are named as: Sgt. First Class Tom Rotstein, 23, of the Yahalom combat engineering unit, from Ramat Gan. pic.x.com/wO8HoLCoJF

The leader of the Mujahideen Brigades, Asaad Abu Sharia, was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City earlier today, the military confirms. Palestinian media reported over 30 dead in the strike in the Sabra neighborhood. According to the IDF, Abu Sharia invaded Kibbutz Nir Oz pic.x.com/kYZVq9la4w

"Rotstein had been serving in Gaza since October 7, when he was called up for emergency duty following Hamas' surprise attack. 'He fought in every sector. He was exhausted and waiting for a cease-fire,' his mother said." www.ynetnews.com/article/h1n0fsmmll