The Gaza War|The soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle carrying them exploded near Rafah, the Israeli military said.
Eight An Israeli army soldier was killed in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army said. It was one of the biggest losses of the Israeli army in one day in Gaza.
The army said the soldiers were killed when an armored vehicle carrying them exploded near Rafah, where there has been fierce street fighting. The military did not say what caused the armored vehicle to explode.
In Rafah, fighting took place especially in the western part of the city. According to eyewitnesses, Israel also fired cannons at the refugee camp located in the center of the city.
Israel has lost well over 300 soldiers during the nine-month-long Gaza war. It suffered its biggest one-day losses at the end of January, when 21 soldiers were killed after Palestinian fighters destroyed a tank.
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