24 Israeli Soldiers Killed on Deadliest Day During Gaza Combat

Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the deadliest day for its troops inside the battered enclave since the war with Hamas began.
Twenty-one soldiers were killed in one incident, “removing structures and terrorist infrastructure,” the IDF said in a statement, when a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was fired towards a tank protecting the unit.
Two-story buildings then collapsed following an explosion, which likely was caused by explosives that had been laid by the Israeli troops, the IDF said.
Israeli media reported that two soldiers in the tank were killed.