At least 21 soldiers were killed this Monday in an explosion in a building in the center of the Strip, near the border community of Kissufim. In addition, three other soldiers were killed in an attack in southern Gaza.
The Israeli military said at least 24 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip yesterday, marking the deadliest event for Israeli forces since the ground offensive in the enclave began on October 27. At least twenty-one of those soldiers died in an explosion in central Gaza and three others in an attack in the south.
“As far as we know, around 4 p.m. the terrorists fired an RPG at a tank protecting the armed forces and at the same time an explosion occurred in two two-story buildings,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari announced on Tuesday. , who confirmed to Hebrew media that an investigation is underway to determine whether the explosion was the result of mines placed by the troops themselves.
The incident took place in the center of the Gaza Strip, near the border community of Kissufim, where the army announced that troops were destroying Hamas Islamic structures to create a security perimeter that would “allow residents of Israeli border communities to return to their homes.
Earlier, the army announced that three soldiers had been killed in an attack in southern Gaza.
Source: EITB
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