Israeli tank fire kills five IDF soldiers in north Gaza | BBC News

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Published 2024-05-16
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, with the military confirming they were killed "as a result of fire by our forces".

It happened in Jabalia in northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are battling Hamas fighters.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the fighting and bombardment.

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All Comments (21)
  • @MiliMo101
    Israel has the right to defend itself… from itself?
  • @F1R3EMBLEM
    Hamas was using those soldiers as human shields, right?
  • @cheater87
    They'll blame it on Hamas or say Hamas was in the tank.
  • @Mantaray911
    Israeli tanks have a right to defend themselves.
  • @TheAshCooper
    This proves that Israel is firing without first approving targets.
  • @baiajah9137
    Hamas was using those soldiers as human shields.
  • @rikudotenin9773
    Israeli Hasbara 101: 1. We haven't heard reports of deaths, will check into it. 2. Palestinians were killed, but by a faulty Hamas rocket. 3. Okay, we killed them, but they were terrorists. 4. Okay, they were civilians, but they were being used as human shields. 5. Okay, there were no fighters in the area, it was our mistake, but we don’t target civilians, like Hamas. 6. Okay, we've killed far more civilians than Hamas, but look at how terrible other countries are! 7. Why are you still talking about Israel? Are you some kind of anti-semite?
  • @nvmtt1403
    if they can mistake their own troops with full radio contact then I dont even want to know what they are treating civilians without any way to contact the headquarters.
  • If they can't distinguish between their solders and hamas, how then can they differenciate between Hamas and civilians 🤦🏻‍♂️💔