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5 Israeli Defense Forces soldiers are lifeless and greater than a dozen others are injured after a roadside bomb exploded on Monday within the Beit Hanoun space of the northern Gaza Strip.
Throughout an operation by the Northern Brigade, explosive devices had been detonated in opposition to IDF floor troops who had been working within the space, IDF officers informed Fox Information Digital.
The deaths come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C., for conferences with President Donald Trump and different U.S. authorities officers on a ceasefire with Hamas.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, speaks to members of the media following a gathering with US Home Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, not pictured, on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)
Whereas making an attempt to evacuate the injured troopers, IDF troops got here beneath fireplace.
The deceased troopers have been recognized as: Workers Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar; Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech; Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Benyamin Asulin; Workers Sgt. Noam Aharon Musgadian; and Workers Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll.
An IDF soldier within the Gaza space. (IDF)
A complete of 14 further troopers had been injured within the explosion, together with two with “extreme” accidents.
The opposite 12 troopers sustained “various levels of accidents,” and had been evacuated to hospitals for medical treatment.
Their households have been notified, in response to officers.
Israeli navy autos stand close to the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
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Additionally on Monday, Israel and Houthi rebels exchanged missile fireplace in Yemen.
Israel’s first strikes had been in retaliation for a suspected Houthi explosive assault on a Liberian-flagged ship within the Pink Sea.
Although the Houthis responded with their very own missiles, Israel didn’t report any deaths.
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Fox Information Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and The Related Press contributed to this report.
