US officials insist American troops will not step foot in Gaza despite building the pier; seven troops also wounded in friendly fire incident Five soldiers have been killed by friendly fire in Gaza’s north, where intense fighting has resumed more than seven months into the war.The troops were killed on Wednesday at 7pm local in the area of Jabalia refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement. Seven other troops were wounded in the incident.Five soldiers of the 202nd Paratrooper Battalion were killed last night in a mass casualty incident as a result of fire by our forces.The shooting consisted of two tank shells. From the initial investigation… it appears that the tank fighters, from the ultra-Orthodox paratrooper company Hetz, identified a gun barrel coming out of one of the windows in the building, and directed each other to shoot at the building. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/16/israel-gaza-war-rafah-middle-east-floating-pier-aid-hamas-latest
Author : Hamish Mackay
Publish date : 2024-05-16 09:46:48
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