The Israeli occupation "army" admitted, on Friday, that 12 soldiers were injured in the battles of the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours. Since the outbreak of "Operation Protective Edge", 4,284 officers and soldiers have been injured, including 2,190 since the start of the ground operation. The army also announced the killing of 689 officers and soldiers, and the injury of 639 with serious injuries, since the beginning of the war, noting that 213 officers and soldiers are still receiving treatment in hospitals, including 29 with serious injuries. In the same context, the correspondent and commentator on Israeli society affairs for the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Han Artzi Sarur, complained today, Friday, about the increase in the number of deaths and serious injuries in the ranks of the Israeli "army" during the past weeks, whether on the southern front (the Gaza Strip) or on the northern front (Lebanon). Source: Maan News Agency