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five Israel Defense Army soldiers A roadside bomb died Monday after an explosion in the Bate Hannoon area of the Northern Gaza Strip, and more than a dozen others were injured.
In the operation of the Northern Brigade Explosive device IDF officials told Fox News Digital that it detonated the IDF ground forces operating in the area.
The death toll was a ceasefire with Hamas in Washington, D.C., with President Donald Trump and other U.S. government officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, after meeting with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
IDF troops were caught on fire while trying to evacuate the wounded soldiers.
The deceased soldier was identified as: Staff Sergeant. Meir Shimon Amar; Sergeant Moshe Nissim Frech; Sergeant First Class (res.) Benignein; Staff Sergeant. Noam Aharon Musgadian; and Staff Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll.
An IDF soldier in the Gaza region. (IDF)
In the explosion, a total of 14 soldiers were injured, two of whom were injured.
The other 12 soldiers suffered “variable degrees of injury” and were evacuated to hospital Medical.
Officials said their families have received notice.
Israeli military vehicles are near the Israel-Gaza border and were in Israel on July 7, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
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Also on Monday, Israel and Houthi rebels Yemen exchanged missile fires.
Israel’s first strikes Alleged to retaliate against explosive attacks on Liberian-style ships in the Red Sea.
Although the Hussi responded with their own missiles, Israel did not report any deaths.
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Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
