JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when they were struck by Israeli tank fire.
Israeli ground forces re-entered parts of northern Gaza this month to crack down on attempts by the Islamist group Hamas to regroup.
“There was a tank crossfire of the 202 battalion resulting in the death of 5 soldiers and some soldiers injured. The soldiers were evacuated for further medical treatment, the families were updated,” the military said of the incident that occurred on Wednesday.
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(Reporting by Dan Williams; Editing by Sonali Paul and Bernadette Baum)
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