Jerusalem - An Israeli soldier injured by a rocket attack last week died of his wounds on Friday, the army said, raising to 65 the number of soldiers killed during a seven-week conflict with Hamas.
Netanel Maman, aged 21, was struck by the rocket in the southern city of Ashdod on 22 August, during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas in and around the Gaza Strip.
The conflict also killed six civilians on the Israeli side, including a Thai worker and a four-year-old boy.
More than 2 100 Palestinians were killed in Israel's bombardment of the narrow coastal territory, nearly 70% of them civilians, according to the UN.
The war began on July 8 and ended with a ceasefire on Tuesday.
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