{"id":18984,"date":"2025-06-16T21:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T21:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18984"},"modified":"2025-06-16T21:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T21:26:08","slug":"israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The Israeli army announced on Monday evening the death of a deputy company commander in the elite Golani Brigade during a battle in the southern Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"1048\">In a statement, the army said:&#8221;Reserve Major Tal Mofshovitz (28), deputy company commander in Engineering Battalion 7086 of the Golani Brigade, was killed in battle in southern Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1227\">According to the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli officer was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) that detonated inside a building in Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-58\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9dcecc92-b80a-48fc-9fc8-4ac912b455ec\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"97\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"97\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Al-Qassam and Islamic Jihad Strike Israeli Forces in Gaza Amid Ongoing War<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Earlier Monday, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced a series of operations targeting Israeli military vehicles and forces in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, resulting in Israeli deaths and injuries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In a statement, the brigades said:&#8221;Al-Qassam fighters, in coordination with the Islamic Jihad\u2019s Al-Quds Brigades, targeted a Zionist foot patrol that had taken shelter inside a house east of Khan Younis with an anti-personnel explosive, killing and wounding several of them.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34<br \/>\n\u0645\u0642\u062a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u064a\u0628 \u062a\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0648\u0641\u0634\u0648\u0641\u064a\u062a\u0633\u060c \u0646\u0627\u0626\u0628 \u0642\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u062a\u064a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0646\u062f\u0633\u0629 \u060c \u0644\u0648\u0627\u0621 \u062c\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0646\u064a\u060c<br \/>\n\u0641\u064a \u0645\u0639\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639 \u063a\u0632\u0629. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VNoTRHUJ9u\">pic.twitter.com\/VNoTRHUJ9u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05de\u05e9\u05d4 \u0645\u0648\u0634\u064a \u062c\u0631\u0627\u062f\u064a \ud83c\udd87 Moshi (@mosha3324) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mosha3324\/status\/1934685714349724132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In a second statement, Al-Qassam said its fighters successfully sniped an Israeli soldier at the same location.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In a later statement, the group added:&#8221;On June 10, our fighters returned from the frontlines confirming they had targeted an Israeli armored personnel carrier and a Merkava tank with a high-powered landmine and martyrdom device east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">They also stated that on June 11, a Merkava tank was struck with a powerful IED in the same area.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u0633: \u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0647\u0628\u0648\u0637 \u0645\u0631\u0648\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u062c\u064a\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0641\u0649 \u0641\u064a \u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0629\u061b \u0644\u0646\u0642\u0644 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u062f \u062c\u0631\u062d\u0649 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0643\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0648\u0645\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062e\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639 \u063a\u0632\u0629. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5mCdUt8uii\">pic.twitter.com\/5mCdUt8uii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 (@qudsn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qudsn\/status\/1934661117508190661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">These operations come as part of the broader response by Palestinian factions to what they describe as Israel\u2019s ongoing genocide against Gaza, backed by the United States, since October 7, 2023. The campaign involves mass killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, in defiance of international pleas and ICJ rulings demanding a halt.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">According to the latest reports, the war has resulted in over 184,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, with over 11,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has claimed the lives of many, including children.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Israeli army announced on Monday evening the death of a deputy company commander in the elite Golani Brigade during a battle in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the army said:&#8221;Reserve Major Tal Mofshovitz (28), deputy company commander in Engineering Battalion 7086 of the Golani Brigade, was killed in battle in southern Gaza.&#8221; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[639,700,6059,6060],"class_list":["post-18984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-gaza","tag-israeli-army","tag-southern-gaza-battle","tag-the-golani-brigade"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Watan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watanserbusa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Watan News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@watanserb_news\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@watanserb_news\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Watan News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Watan News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b7a9ed040e0ad94cb00759f06b82c8e2\"},\"headline\":\"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":365,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gaza\",\"Israeli Army\",\"Southern Gaza Battle\",\"The Golani Brigade\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/\",\"name\":\"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle - Watan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Al-Qassam Brigades\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/16\\\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Watan\",\"description\":\"Your trusted source for global Arab news\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"watanserb\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Watan News LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/watan.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/watan.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Watan News LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/watanserbusa\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/watanserb_news\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/watanserb\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/71589400\\\/admin\\\/feed\\\/posts\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/watanserb\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCuioSm-SG28IHcy8muZn2wg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/play.google.com\\\/store\\\/apps\\\/details?id=com.goodbarber.watan&hl=en_US&gl=US\",\"https:\\\/\\\/apps.apple.com\\\/us\\\/app\\\/---\\\/id1242712408\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b7a9ed040e0ad94cb00759f06b82c8e2\",\"name\":\"Watan News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Watan News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/watanserb.com\\\/en\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.watanserb.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle - Watan","description":"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle","og_description":"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces","og_url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/","og_site_name":"Watan","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watanserbusa","article_published_time":"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Watan News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@watanserb_news","twitter_site":"@watanserb_news","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Watan News","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/"},"author":{"name":"Watan News","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b7a9ed040e0ad94cb00759f06b82c8e2"},"headline":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle","datePublished":"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/"},"wordCount":365,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg","keywords":["Gaza","Israeli Army","Southern Gaza Battle","The Golani Brigade"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/","url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/","name":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle - Watan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg","datePublished":"2025-06-16T21:26:08+00:00","description":"Israeli army announced the death of a senior Golani Brigade officer in southern Gaza amid escalating battles.. Palestinian resistance forces","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Al-Qassam-Brigades.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Al-Qassam Brigades"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/israeli-army-confirms-death-of-elite-golani-officer-in-southern-gaza-battle\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Israeli Army Confirms Death of Elite Golani Officer in Southern Gaza Battle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/","name":"Watan","description":"Your trusted source for global Arab news","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"watanserb","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Watan News LLC","url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/watan.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/watan.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Watan News LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watanserbusa","https:\/\/x.com\/watanserb_news","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/watanserb\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/71589400\/admin\/feed\/posts\/","https:\/\/t.me\/watanserb","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuioSm-SG28IHcy8muZn2wg","https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodbarber.watan&hl=en_US&gl=US","https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/---\/id1242712408"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b7a9ed040e0ad94cb00759f06b82c8e2","name":"Watan News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09e522ef0d7ae1814cd927498a250b16cf53046ded83a1c343a737cffb10d6a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Watan News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/watanserb.com\/en"],"url":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}