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FGN44 ISRAEL-GAZA-INDIAN-ORIGIN-SOLDIER Indian-origin soldier among Israelis killed in Gaza Jerusalem A 20-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier was among the Israeli combatants killed while fighting in Gaza, community members and the Mayor of the town said on Wednesday.

**** FGN44 ISRAEL-GAZA-INDIAN-ORIGIN-SOLDIER **** Indian-origin soldier among Israelis killed in Gaza Jerusalem: A 20-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier was among the Israeli combatants killed while fighting in Gaza, community members and the Mayor of the town said on Wednesday. **** FGN49 US-INDIAN-LD STABBING **** Indian student stabbed at gym in US, condition critical Washington: A 24-year-old Indian student was stabbed by a man at a public gym in Valparaiso city in the US state of Indiana and is said to be in a critical condition, according to a media report. **** FGN46 SA-UN-GAZA **** South Africa calls on UN to deploy rapid protection force to protect civilians in Gaza Johannesburg: South Africa has called on the United Nations to deploy a rapid protection force to protect the civilian population of Gaza amid reports about a large number of children being killed there as the Israeli forces heightens attacks on the Hamas-ruled enclave. **** SKY SKY