Itongadol.- Three IDF soldiers were killed during operations in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
The latest fatalities brought Israel\’s military death toll in Operation Protective Edge to 56.
The IDF stated that an additional 27 soldiers were injured in Gaza on Wednesday.
Operation Protective Edge intensified after the deaths of 10 soldiers in Palestinian cross-border attacks on Monday; Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned of a long conflict ahead.
OC Southern Command Major-Gen. Sami Turgeman said Wednesday evening that regarding destruction of Hamas\’s terror tunnels, the IDF\’s "mission will be completed within a number of days."