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IDF Soldier Killed in Mortar Attack

Gazan fire killed an IDF soldier and an Israeli civilian on Tuesday, as over 140 rockets rained down on Israel throughout the day.

Cpl. Yosef Partuk, 18, of Emanuel was killed Tuesday morning in a mortar attack in the Eshkol Regional Council area, the IDF released for publication Tuesday evening. Partuk was posthumously promoted to corporal. The civilian killed was reportedly a Beduin from one of the South's unrecognized villages.

Source: Jerusalem Post. Read full article. (link)

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