An incident that occurred yesterday in the north of the Gaza Strip reportedly left at least five Israeli soldiers between 20 and 22 years old dead. A tank mistook Israeli fighters for enemy targets, as confirmed today by a military spokesperson to EFE.
The Israeli media The Times of Israel has reported that the soldiers died after an Israeli tank fighting in the area of ????the Jabalia refugee camp, in the north of the Strip, fired twice at a building in which they were located. the soldiers.
In addition, seven other soldiers, all members of the 202nd battalion of the parachute brigade, were injured. A military spokesperson confirmed the news to EFE, stating that there was “crossfire from a tank towards the 202nd battalion that resulted in the death of five soldiers and other wounded soldiers,” although the Israeli Army has not yet officially commented on this. event.
However, the armed wing of Hamas, the al Qasam Brigades, assured in a statement issued yesterday that at least 12 Israeli soldiers were killed in the incident with friendly fire in the surroundings of Jabalia.
According to the armed forces, 278 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war in the Gaza Strip began. Additionally, a Defense Ministry contractor died yesterday after suffering injuries in an operation in Rafah three days ago.
Most of the Israeli injuries and deaths in recent days have occurred in the north of the enclave, where the Army has once again operated under the premise that the Islamist group Hamas is regrouping.
