Middle East war
Several Israeli soldiers killed in incident
Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border as smoke rises into the sky in the Gaza Strip. photo
© Leo Correa/AP/dpa
They were killed when two buildings collapsed: 21 Israeli soldiers die after attacks with anti-tank missiles – the largest number of casualties since the start of the war.
In a serious incident in the Gaza war, Military reports 21 Israeli soldiers were killed. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari made the announcement after lifting a news blackout. According to reports, they died in an incident in the central part of the Gaza Strip. It was the highest number of Israeli soldiers killed in a single incident since the war began.
Israeli media reported the soldiers were killed when two buildings collapsed after Palestinians fired anti-tank missiles at the troops.
There has recently been an increase in fierce fighting and Israeli attacks, particularly in the area of the city of Khan Yunis, in which many Palestinians have also been killed. Israel suspects that the leadership of the Islamist Hamas and Israeli hostages are in the tunnel network.
According to the military, 220 soldiers have been killed since the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip began at the end of October. More than 1,200 others were injured. Since October 7th, 556 soldiers have been killed.
The war was triggered by the worst massacre in Israel’s history, carried out by terrorists from Hamas and other extremist Palestinian organizations on October 7th in Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip.