Independent bodies have collated information on the death toll in Russia and Ukraine; both are higher than the first year of fighting as losses rise to tens of thousands.
Several groups, including the Islamist militant Pakistani Taliban (TTP) and separatist groups from Balochistan have carried out attacks in recent months.
While some have argued Israel could have waited longer, used different munitions, or not conducted the war at all, these all fail to acknowledge the context of the hostages, rockets, and tunnels.
"He instilled in us immense motivation to succeed in life," family members said of their fallen loved one.
Berger was raised by a single mother and came to Israel as a lone soldier.
Just a year prior, his son Gary was born.
Gerby's city, Herzilya, mourned his passing two days after being wounded.
The IDF did not specify whether their findings in Gaza were helping in finding or tracking Hamas's top leaders who have evaded capture for nearly three months.
Artyoom Reznik's home Jewish community in the city of Kharkiv mourned his loss.
The Russian defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukraine hit Belgorod with two missiles and several rockets, adding that most of the weapons were shot down, but that some debris fell on the city.
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