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Israel army says four soldiers killed in south Gaza

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By AFP September 19, 2025 05:45 (EAT)
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Israel army says four soldiers killed in south Gaza

Displaced Palestinians sitting in the back of a truck laden with their belongings while fleeing bombardment, watch smoke billowing amid Israeli strikes on al-Shati camp for Palestinian refugees west of Gaza City on September 18, 2025. Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City on on September 18, prompting long lines of displaced Palestinian civilians to flee as the military intensified its assault on the territory's largest urban hub. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

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The Israeli military said that four soldiers were killed and one was severely wounded in the detonation of an explosive device in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Israeli media reported that the four were killed inside their military vehicle in the early hours of the morning in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

According to an AFP toll based on data from the Israeli military, 472 soldiers have been killed since the start of the military's ground offensive in Gaza on October 27, 2023.

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