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9:34 PM
Reut R. Cohen
A Druze soldier, Lutfi Nasraladeen (age 38), was killed by mortar shells that struck a military base. I was very sorry to hear about the fate of this man. During my time spent in Israel, I met many Druze who are proud of Israel and serving in the IDF.
For example, the 'Druze Forum' chairman, Mandee Safdie, recently wrote:
“IDF soldiers of the Druze community are known as brave soldiers and among the best of IDF fighters with high motivation and devotion to their tasks. They have proved their worth…against cruel enemies on all fronts and even before the establishment of the State of Israel in defending Jewish communities where we chose to fight on the side of the just.... There is close blood between Druze and Jews dating back from the time of the Druze prophet Yithro.... The fateful friendship and togetherness between Druze and Jews is felt closely day by day.”
The IDF website reports:
An IDF soldier was killed and another IDF soldier was severely wounded Monday evening (Dec. 29) when a mortar shell struck a military base in the northwestern Negev. Four others sustained light injuries in the mortar shell attack. The soldiers received initial medical treatment at the scene before being evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva for additional treatment. The families of all the soldiers have been informed.
The career soldier who was killed was the third person who was killed in the past few days, as a result of missile bombardments upon southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. Sunday night (Dec.28), a female Israeli civilian, in her thirties, was killed after sustaining severe injuries from missile fire on the southern city where she lived. Earlier on Sunday morning, an Israeli man was killed in Ashkelon after a rocket directly hit the construction site where he worked.
IDF operations in the Gaza Strip are being carried out. IAF aircrafts and helicopters are continuing to strike at Hamas terror infrastructure sites. The IAF targets include Hamas training camps, headquarters, large weapons storage facilities, and missile launching pads in the Gaza Strip. The attacks are only implemented after precise information has been gathered by the Intelligence Corps that specifically indicates locations in which terror activities are being carried out.
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