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IDF Captain Reei Biran, a 21-year-old squad commander in the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, was killed during a military operation in the southern Gaza Strip while rigging buildings with explosives, which subsequently detonated. He was posthumously promoted to captain, and his funeral is scheduled for July 11. Since the last ceasefire, 41 soldiers have been killed in Gaza, with a total of 890 casualties since the start of the war.
Six Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion were killed in southern Lebanon during a gunfight with Hezbollah militants. The soldiers, aged 19 to 22, were identified as Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, Captain Itay Marcovich, First Sergeant Sraya Elboim, First Sergeant Dror Hen, First Sergeant Nir Gofer, and Yoav Daniel. The incident occurred when Israeli troops entered a building suspected of housing Hezbollah terrorists. This brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7 of last year to 792, with 373 fatalities since ground operations began.
IDF soldiers from the Golani Brigade shared a photo of themselves waving Israeli flags inside the Hamas parliament building in Gaza. The IDF has provided official estimates of the impact of their attacks on Hamas forces, stating that they have broken the effectiveness of 10 out of 24 Hamas battalions. The IDF's 188th Brigade eliminated a terrorist squad after an anti-tank missile was shot at IDF soldiers, resulting in the death of 21 terrorists and no Israeli casualties.