Israeli soldier killed, three seriously injured in southern Gaza fighting

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An Israeli soldier, 21, was killed in fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army says, Al Jazeera reports.

Three other soldiers were seriously injured, the army added in a post on social media.

It had earlier reported that another soldier, 24, was killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday.

As of Friday, a total of 235 Israeli soldiers were killed and 1,396 wounded in fighting in Gaza, according to figures provided by the UN and sourced to Israel’s military.

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