Jerusalem, June 25 (EFE).- Seven Israeli soldiers were killed when they were hit by an explosive device in a clash with the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, while carrying out an operation in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army reported early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soldiers were traveling Tuesday in a vehicle hit by an explosive device while moving through the Khan Yunis area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The army also reported in a statement the injuries sustained by an Israeli soldier during a clash that occurred Tuesday in another sector of the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islamist group Hamas said in a statement released Tuesday that Al Qassam fighters were responsible for the ambush that killed the Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated the day before that the army will refocus its offensive on the Gaza Strip following the start of the ceasefire with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Now the focus is returning to Gaza, to return the hostages home and dismantle the Hamas regime,” Zamir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While tensions between Iran and Israel have grown in recent days and subsided with the start of the ceasefire, the Israeli offensive against Gaza has not stopped, reaching 56,000 deaths from Israeli fire and 131,848 wounded in the territory since the war began in October 2023. EFE <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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