According to the Israeli army, eight soldiers were killed in “operations” in the south of the Gaza Strip

According to the Israeli military, eight soldiers were killed “in operational operations” in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Israeli media reported that the troops died in the city of Rafah when an armored vehicle they were in exploded.

A military statement said 23-year-old Captain Wassem Mahmud and seven other soldiers were “killed in operations in the southern Gaza Strip,” one of the deadliest incidents involving military involvement in the more than eight-month war in the Palestinian territory.

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