IDF probe finds soldiers were killed in Gaza when their explosives detonated, bringing building down on them

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A man looks at smoke rising following an explosion inside the Gaza Strip, from an observation point in Sderot, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A man looks at smoke rising following an explosion inside the Gaza Strip, from an observation point in Sderot, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The IDF says it has presented the families of the five soldiers whose deaths were announced earlier with an initial probe of the deadly incident this morning in the northern Gaza Strip.

According to the IDF’s probe, the team of troops from the Nahal Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit set out this morning for a mission in the Beit Hanoun area.

The troops were inside a building and preparing to use explosives for engineering activity, when the explosives detonated.

As a result of the blast, the building the troops were in collapsed, killing five and wounding 10, including eight in serious condition.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, the military says.

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