Gaza: Six Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast while destroying a Hamas tunnel to show journalists in central Gaza. The incident took place in the Alburaij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Six reserve engineers of the Israel Defense Forces were killed when explosives deployed to destroy a Hamas tunnel here detonated half an hour before they were expected, the military said. The incident happened on Monday.
The IDF says there was a Hamas rocket manufacturing plant at the scene. The army had brought along a group of pro-Israel media workers to demonstrate its destruction. While they were recording the footage, the blast took place and six people were killed. The Times of Israel correspondent Emmanuel Fabian, who was among the group, reported that several soldiers were seriously injured. Emmanuel said he saw a huge explosion before his eyes.
The reporters were immediately removed from the scene. The Times of Israel also reports that military commanders were heard saying over the radio that there had been a major casualty.
Sergeant First Class Gavriel Bloom, 27, Master Sergeant Amit Moshe Shahar, 25, Captain Denis Krokhmalov Wexler, 32, Captain Ron Efremi, 26, Master Sergeant Roy Avraham Maimon, 24, and Sergeant Major Akiva Yasinsky, 35. killed Many people were injured in the blast. According to the report, the injuries of some are serious. Among the injured, singer and actor Idan Amedi was airlifted to hospital. His father said his injuries were not serious.
Meanwhile, Israel also confirmed that three soldiers were killed in a Hamas attack in central Gaza. Sergeant First Class David Schwartz, 26, and Sergeant First Class Yakir Hexter, 26, were killed in Khan Younis, and Sergeant Roy Tal, 19, in southern Gaza. Nine people were killed in a heavy blow to the Israeli army during the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
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2024-01-10 04:53:59
