Explosive kills 7 Israeli troops in Gaza inside armoured vehicle
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when an explosive device affixed to their armoured vehicle detonated, an Israeli military official said on Wednesday.
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Tuesday's explosion was a particularly deadly incident for Israel's military inside Gaza. Over 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war began with the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack – including more than 400 during the fighting inside Gaza.
Also in the area of Khan Younis, one soldier was seriously wounded on Tuesday by weapons fire, the military said.
Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, said on its Telegram channel it had ambushed Israeli soldiers taking cover inside a residential building on Tuesday in the southern Gaza Strip.
Some of the soldiers were killed and others injured after they were targeted by a Yassin 105 missile and another missile in Khan Younis, Hamas said. Al-Qassam fighters then targeted the building with machine guns.
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It was not immediately clear whether the two incidents were the same.
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