JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli military commander has been killed during combat in the Gaza Strip, the army said on Thursday.
Amit Levi, 35, a squad commander in a patrol battalion of Israel's elite "Arrows of Fire" infantry and paratroop brigade, "fell during combat in central Gaza," the army said in a statement.
Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported that Levi was killed by Palestinian militant fire in central Gaza's "Netzarim Corridor," which is now controlled by the army. The army troops have established new bases in the area.
Levi's death marked the 822nd Israeli soldier killed since the start of Israel's wars on multiple fronts last October. ■
