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5 IDF soldiers killed, 14 injured by roadside bomb in northern Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded by a roadside bomb in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun last night, the military announces.
Two of the slain soldiers are named as:
- Staff Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, 20, from Jerusalem
- Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, 20, from Jerusalem.
They both served with the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion.
The names of the other soldiers are set to be released later.
According to an initial IDF probe, the infantry soldiers were hit by a bomb planted on the side of a road shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, during ground operations in Beit Hanoun. The soldiers were operating on foot, and were not inside a vehicle.
During attempts to extract the casualties, the forces came under fire in the area, according to the probe.
Among the 14 wounded, two are listed in serious condition.
The military says the area where the attack took place was targeted from the air ahead of the troops’ operations in the area.
The Netzah Yehuda soldiers were operating under the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade, as part of an offensive with the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade in Beit Hanoun, aimed at clearing the area of terror operatives who remain holed up there.
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