TEL AVIV/GAZA (dpa-AFX) – According to the military, 64 soldiers have been killed since Israel’s ground operations in the Gaza Strip began on October 27th. Since the massacre by terrorists from Hamas and other groups on October 7th in the Israeli border area, a total of 385 Israeli soldiers have been killed, an army spokesman said on Sunday. This number also includes soldiers who died on the border with Lebanon. For comparison: During the 50-day Gaza war in 2014, 66 soldiers and five civilians were killed on the Israeli side. According to UN figures, 2,251 Palestinians were killed during the conflict at the time./le/DP/zb