Gaza Bomb Attack Kills 7 Israeli Soldiers in Armored Vehicle/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza after a bomb hit their armored vehicle in Khan Younis. The attack, one of the deadliest in months, follows a ceasefire with Iran but underscores the enduring war in Gaza. Separately, a Palestinian woman was killed in a raid in east Jerusalem.
- Quick Look
- Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza after a bomb was attached to their armored vehicle by Palestinian militants in Khan Younis.
- A rescue effort failed, and another soldier was seriously injured.
- The incident shines a harsh spotlight on ongoing hostilities even as attention shifts from the Israel‑Iran conflict to Gaza.
Gaza Bomb Attack Kills 7 Israeli Soldiers in Armored Vehicle
Deep Look
Attack in Gaza
Seven Israeli soldiers lost their lives Tuesday when a bomb affixed to their armored vehicle detonated in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin confirmed that helicopters and rescue teams responded, but were unable to save the crew. Another soldier was critically wounded in a separate attack nearby. Hamas claimed responsibility, stating it ambushed soldiers hiding in a residential structure. This tragic event marks one of the deadliest single-incident losses for Israel’s military in Gaza in recent months.
“Helicopters and rescue forces were sent to the spot. They made attempts to rescue the fighters, but without success,” he said.
Wider war tolls
Since the conflict began on October 7, 2023, following a Hamas attack that resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages taken, over 860 Israeli soldiers have died during the ongoing war in Gaza—including a devastating toll of more than 400 during the current phase of ground combat. Gazan authorities report over 56,000 deaths in Gaza, with more than half being women and children. Israel maintains it targets only militants and attributes civilian casualties to Hamas’s presence in densely populated areas, claiming over 20,000 militant casualties without independent verification.
Parallel incidents in the West Bank
Tensions also flared in east Jerusalem, where Israeli forces reportedly shot and killed 66-year-old Zahia Obeidi near the Shuafat refugee camp. Israeli police say the woman was found with “serious penetrating injuries” at a military checkpoint and subsequently died. Palestinian officials assert she was killed during a nighttime raid, and her husband and sons were detained. East Jerusalem remains hotly contested, with Palestinians desiring it as their capital—a claim not recognized internationally by Israel.
Ceasefire efforts overshadowed
This attack in Gaza occurred just as global attention refocuses on ceasefire dynamics in the wider Middle East. After recent hostilities between Israel and Iran ended with a fragile truce, international efforts are still heavily concentrated on Gaza. U.S.-led mediation has weighed on restrained Israeli military efforts, but ongoing violence in Gaza underscores the complex and overlapping nature of conflict across the region.
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