Israeli army says 2 soldiers killed in Gaza
The soldiers were killed when an IDF drone crashed at a military post in Gaza and exploded as they approached.
Jerusalem - Israel's military announced on Friday that two reserve soldiers, 24-year-old Nadav Kali and 23-year-old Ofek Moalem, were killed in Gaza. According to a military source quoted by AFP, the soldiers perished when their Israeli drone crashed at a military post in the Gaza Strip and subsequently exploded. The drone had initially crashed but did not detonate.
The soldiers ventured close to the drone, which then detonated shortly after, according to the official. The incident is currently under investigation. The Israeli soldiers belonged to the 7007th Battalion, 16th Brigade. This brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since the war began to 970, as reported by the military.
The conflict erupted in response to the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in over 1,200 casualties. Out of the 970 soldiers killed in Gaza, seven have died since the ceasefire began last year. The Israel-Gaza war has claimed nearly 74,000 lives, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza, whose statistics are considered reliable by the United Nations.
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