4 Israeli soldiers, including a major, were killed and 7 injured in the attack by Hamas in Rafah
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, killed 4 Israeli soldiers and wounded 7 in a bomb blast in a building in southern Gaza.
According to the Times of Israel, in the Shabura refugee camp in Rafah, Israeli soldiers noticed suspicious movement inside a building, so they decided to take action there, but before entering, they detonated explosives inside so that if it was If there is a trap, it can be thwarted.
The Israeli soldiers quickly moved in after being thoroughly satisfied with no explosions. As the two soldiers entered the three-story building, a loud explosion occurred inside, partially collapsing the building and trapping Israeli soldiers under the rubble.
In the attack, 4 soldiers were killed and 7 injured, out of which five are in critical condition.
Israeli soldiers later found evidence of a mine in the building, which turned out to be a trap planted by Hamas.
Among the dead soldiers were Company Commander Major Tal Pshebilsky Shalov, Staff Sergeant Eton Karlsbrunn, Sergeant Almog Shlom and Sergeant Yair Levin. All of them belonged to the detective unit of Givati Brigade. Sergeant Yair Levin was the grandson of Israeli extremist politician Moshe Feiglin.
These deaths bring to 299 the number of soldiers killed during the Israeli ground operation against Hamas in Gaza
