Major Blow: Israeli Army Acknowledges and Clarifies

The Israeli army confirmed today, Saturday, the death of 8 soldiers in an explosion in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, noting that among the dead was the deputy commander of a company in the 601 Engineering Brigade. Meanwhile, Channel 13 reported that the armored vehicle was targeted while in motion and that it took the army two hours to reach the site. Israeli media spoke this morning of an "unusual and dangerous incident" in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers. In detail, Israeli media mentioned reports of an "anti-tank missile launched at a 'Namer' vehicle, which exploded immediately and caught fire, leading to the burning death of eight soldiers." In this context, the "Qassam Brigades," the military wing of Hamas, stated that they "targeted a Zionist D9 bulldozer with a (Yasin 105) rocket in the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah city, southern Gaza."