An Israeli soldier prepares mortar shells before firing them, as the conflict continues between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the border with Gaza in Israel on Monday. Reuters Photo
Jerusalem, January 23
Israel’s army says a total of 21 soldiers were killed in an attack in central Gaza, making it the largest single loss of life for the military since the war began.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesperson, made the announcement on Tuesday, updating an earlier toll.
He said the soldiers were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings, on Monday, when a militant fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a tank nearby, setting off the explosion prematurely. The buildings collapsed on the soldiers.
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