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Five 'Israeli' soldiers killed, 14 wounded in north Gaza roadside bomb: military
Five "Israeli" soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in a roadside bomb blast in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun overnight Monday, the "Israeli" military announced Tuesday.
According to an initial probe by the "Israel" Occupation Forces (IOF), the infantry soldiers were on patrol and not inside an armored vehicle when they were hit by an explosive device shortly after 10 PM Monday.
During subsequent attempts to extract the casualties, forces reportedly came under fire in the area. Two of the wounded are listed in serious condition.
The soldiers were identified as:
Staff Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, 20
Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, 20
Staff-Sgt. Noam Aharon Musgadian, 20
Sgt. Maj. Benyamin Asulin, 28
Staff-Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll, 21
All five soldiers served with the Netzah Yehuda Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, which has been involved in operations in Beit Hanoun.
Their deaths bring the total number of "Israeli" military personnel killed in the Gaza ground operation since late October 2023 to over 440.
