The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they happen.


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<h4><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-reserve-officer-killed-fighting-in-gaza-ground-op-toll-at-133/">IDF says reserve officer killed fighting in Gaza; ground op toll at 133</a></h4>
<div class="media"><a rel="lightbox" href="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2023/12/img_0458-e1703045165365.jpeg"><img decoding="async" width="100%" height="auto" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2023/12/img_0458-e1703045165365-640x400.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Cpt. (res.) Lior Sivan (Israel Defense Forces)" title="Cpt. (res.) Lior Sivan (Israel Defense Forces)"></a><div class="caption">Cpt. (res.) Lior Sivan (Israel Defense Forces)</div></div>
<p>The IDF announces that another soldier has been killed fighting against Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the ground toll in Israel’s ground offensive to 133.</p>
<p>The soldier is named as Cpt. (res.) Lior Sivan, 32, from Beit Shemesh, an officer in the Harel Brigade’s 363 Batallion.</p>
<p>The army says that an infantryman in the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Batallion was seriously wounded during battles in southern Gaza and was taken to a hospital for treatment.</p> </div>
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Army announces death of Cpt. (res.) Lior Sivan in battles against Hamas, says another soldier was seriously wounded in Strip{ai:summary}<p>IDF announces a reserve officer killed fighting in Gaza, bringing ground operation toll to 133. Another infantryman in the Givati Brigade seriously wounded. #military</p>

IDF says reserve officer killed fighting in southern Gaza; ground op toll at 133

IDF says reserve officer killed fighting in Gaza; ground op toll at 133

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