Ever since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have lost 842 soldiers in fighting with the Palestinian Hamas movement, the IDF press service said in a statement.

According to the latest figures publicized by the IDF, another Israeli soldier was killed on Thursday in the West Bank, where the Israeli military has been conducting counterterrorism operations since last week. And in Jenin, a 20-year-old senior sergeant was killed and five other Israeli soldiers were wounded during a skirmish with Palestinian resistance fighters.