Israel Defense Forces Announced That Its Eight Soldiers Were Killed In Blast In Southern Gaza Strip City Of Rafah

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that its eight soldiers were killed in a blast in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. The soldiers were all killed inside a Namer combat engineering vehicle (CEV) yesterday. The soldiers were moving in a convoy at about 5 a.m. local time after conducting a nighttime campaign against Hamas in the northwestern district of Rafah. The convoy was heading toward buildings seized by the army for a rest when a powerful explosion struck the Namer CEV, the IDF said.