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| Gaza war: Five Israeli soldiers killed 'by tank fire' in Jabalia | Gaza war: Five Israeli soldiers killed 'by tank fire' in Jabalia |
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| Israeli forces have gone back in Jabalia months after pulling out | Israeli forces have gone back in Jabalia months after pulling out |
| Israeli forces have gone back in Jabalia months after pulling out | Israeli forces have gone back in Jabalia months after pulling out |
| Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, the military says, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war began in October. | Five Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, the military says, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war began in October. |
| Israeli media say the troops were killed when they were mistakenly hit by Israeli tank fire on Wednesday. | Israeli media say the troops were killed when they were mistakenly hit by Israeli tank fire on Wednesday. |
| It happened in Jabalia in northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are battling Hamas fighters. | It happened in Jabalia in northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are battling Hamas fighters. |
| Troops went back into the town this week after previously pulling out, saying Hamas had regrouped there. | Troops went back into the town this week after previously pulling out, saying Hamas had regrouped there. |
| Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Jabalia since Saturday, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation with air strikes. Troops re-entered Jabalia on Monday. | Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Jabalia since Saturday, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation with air strikes. Troops re-entered Jabalia on Monday. |
| Fighting there and in the southern town of Rafah, where about half of Gaza's civilian 2.3 million population had taken shelter, has intensified in recent days. | Fighting there and in the southern town of Rafah, where about half of Gaza's civilian 2.3 million population had taken shelter, has intensified in recent days. |
| Some 600,000 Palestinians have since fled Rafah, and another 100,000 have been newly displaced by a resurgence of fighting in the north, the UN says. | Some 600,000 Palestinians have since fled Rafah, and another 100,000 have been newly displaced by a resurgence of fighting in the north, the UN says. |
| The five Israeli soldiers killed in Jabalia on Wednesday all served in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade. | |
| Israeli media cited the IDF as saying it was investigating why they were hit by tank fire. | |
| However, an initial probe found that the soldiers had occupied a building in Jabalia refugee camp, dozens of metres of way from Israeli tanks also stationed in the area. | |
| The tanks identified a weapon in the building and fired two shells towards it, the probe found. | |
| Seven other soldiers were injured by the tank fire, three of them severely. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| Hamas | Hamas |