JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit cleared for publication on Monday morning the name of a soldier who fell in battle in Southern Gaza.
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Staff sergeant Simon Shlomov, 20, from Kiryat Bialik, was a member of the Paratrooper brigade fighting in Khan Younis.
Shlomov was a lone soldier who had immigrated on his own and worked to save money to send to his impoverished mother in Kazakhstan. Friends said that he was very proud to be serving in a combat unit and loved Israel passionately.
In recent days, IDF commandos from the Paratroop commandos, Shayetet 13, Shin Bet agents, and additional special forces, operating under the command of the 98th Division, have been fighting in the region of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Prior to entering the hospital compound, the forces fought complex battles in the area, including at close quarters with terrorist operatives, as well as against terrorists barricaded inside, and under rocket fire from within the hospital compound.
Hundreds of terrorists and other terror suspects who hid in the hospital have been killed or apprehended. Among the detainees were terrorists who participated in the October 7th massacre, some with connections to the hostages, as well as significant Hamas operatives. The terrorists and suspects were taken for further interrogation by security forces.
In the hospital troops located many weapons, some of which were found hidden in a vehicle used by Hamas terrorists to commit the October 7th attack. In addition, an apparently stolen vehicle belonging to Kibbutz Nir Oz was found. The soldiers also found boxes of medications with the names of Israeli hostages. The packages of medications that were found were sealed and were not given to the hostages.
ל @yaronavraham היתה אתמול חשיפה מדהימה (לדעתי) שלא זכתה לשום פולו, על עשרות ארגזים של תרופות שהוכנסו לבית חולים נאצר בחאן יונס שלא דרך הצרפתים-נתניהו-קטארים. אלא בעבודה חשאית של בני משפחות חטופים, דוד מידן ומדינה אירופית שלא ניתן לציינה. עכשיו מגיע הוידאו מצה״ל
שימו לב לק׳ אג״ם> pic.twitter.com/egzhLJHj9x— Tal Schneider טל שניידר تال شنايدر (@talschneider) February 18, 2024
Israel’s Channel 12 reports that the packages are believed to have been privately sent (possibly via Egypt) by the families of hostages to Gaza – but never reached their intended destinations.