The IDF has confirmed the deaths of two soldiers in fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec 25, bringing the total toll since Oct 7 to 158. The Israeli military identified the slain reservists as Staff Sgt. (res.) Elisha Yehonatan Lober, 24 and Joseph Yosef Gitarts, 25. Lober was killed during a gun battle with Hamas operatives and Gitarts was killed by an anti-tank guided missile. The Israeli military says four troops including an officer and a reservist were seriously wounded in battle on Dec. 25.Meanwhile, India’s navy will deploy guided missile destroyer ships in the Arabian Sea after an Israeli-affiliated vessel was attacked over the weekend.