Explosive killed seven Israeli soldiers in Gaza, military says

Israel’s military on June 25th said that an explosive device killed seven of its Israeli soldiers in south Gaza on June 24th, according to The New York Times via Reuters.

The military said that the soldiers who died in Khan Younis, were part of a unit that were searching for tunnels and destroying them. The deaths mark the biggest death toll in one incident for Israel’s military in Gaza, since the Gaza ceasefire ended in March.

According to the Israeli military’s leading spokesman, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the soldiers died after the device was put near them.

The New York Times via Reuters