24 troops killed in Gaza during IDF’s bloodiest day of the war

Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during intense fighting in Gaza on Monday, marking the Israel Defense Forces’s bloodiest day since the war began.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday that 21 troops were killed in an explosion after Hamas terrorists fired rocket-propelled grenades at a tank.

He said a second explosion occurred at the same time in two buildings where forces had planted explosives in order to destroy them. The buildings collapsed onto nearby troops.

“We are still studying and investigating the details of the event and the reasons for the explosion,” Rear Admiral Hagari said.