According to Israeli media reports, the commander of the 401st armored brigade in the 162nd division, Ihsan Daqsa, is the highest-ranking officer to be killed in the Gaza invasion. The ambush also severely wounded the commander of the 52nd battalion.
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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.
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