According to a spokesman for the Israeli Armed Forces, all those who died on Monday were reservists.
At least 24 Israeli soldiers have died in Gaza in 24 hours. Most of them are said to have died in a grenade attack that took place in the morning.
It is Israel’s biggest daily military loss during the three-month war against the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza.
According to the Israeli Armed Forces, 21 soldiers were killed when they were setting explosives in central Gaza to blow up two buildings.
Spokesperson for the Armed Forces of Daniel Hagar according to the operation of the Israeli forces was protected by a tank. Hamas fighters tried to shoot it, causing an explosion in the buildings behind the tank.
As a result of the explosion, the buildings collapsed in front of them and on top of the soldiers inside.
According to Hagar, the attack happened at four in the morning. According to him, all the dead were reservists.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu according to yesterday was one of the most difficult days of the war for Israel.
– I am sad for our fallen heroes, Netanyahu writes message service in X (formerly Twitter).
According to the Prime Minister, Israel has started an investigation into the events that led to the deaths of soldiers, so that it would be possible to avoid the loss of soldiers’ lives in the future.
– In the name of our heroes, and for our own lives, we will continue fighting until complete victory, Netanyahu continues.
The Israeli armed forces say on Tuesday that they have besieged the city of Khan Younis in the middle of the Gaza Strip.
Israel launched a large-scale ground offensive in the Gaza Strip after Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls the region, attacked Israel on October 7 last year. According to Israeli authorities, 1,140 Israelis lost their lives in the attack, in addition to which Hamas took hundreds of hostages to Gaza.
More than 200 Israeli soldiers have died during the war in Gaza. According to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, the number of Gazans killed over the weekend exceeded 25,000.
Sources: AFP, AP, Reuters