5 IDF soldiers killed, 14 injured by roadside bombs in northern Gaza

Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a Hamas roadside bomb attack in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on Monday night. The bombs, detonated in succession during a ground operation, struck foot soldiers from the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion and Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade. A Hamas cell also opened fire during the ambush. Israeli forces responded with air support to prevent possible abductions. The attack is part of ongoing operations to clear remaining Hamas operatives, with Israel now controlling about 70% of Gaza, the Times of Israel has reported. The war, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 assault, has claimed thousands of lives on both sides.