Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza after they were struck by Israeli tank fire
The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when they were struck by Israeli tank fire.
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The Israeli military said on Thursday that five soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when they were struck by Israeli tank fire.
The soldiers were killed "in battle" on Wednesday, the army said in a statement, without elaborating on the cause of their deaths, taking to 278 the number of Israeli troops killed in the Gaza military campaign since the start of the ground offensive on October 27.
The tank crews fired at a building they thought harbored terrorists, but instead was the field headquarters of the deputy commander of the Paratroopers' 202nd Battalion.
The three-story building had been part of a corridor in Jabalya that the 202nd had captured at 9 AM.
Five soldiers killed in total • Seven additional soldiers wounded • Incident occurred in Northern Gaza Strip