IDF says five soldiers killed by explosive device in Beit Hanun

During the evacuation of the wounded, the soldiers encountered gunfire, leading to 12 more soldiers being wounded in varying degrees of severity.

The IDF on Tuesday morning said that five soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion in the Kfir Brigade were killed by an explosive device in Beit Hanun in northern Gaza.

According to the military, St.-Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, 20, from Jerusalem; Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, 20, from Jerusalem; St.-Sgt. Noam Aharon Musgadian, 20, from Jerusalem; Sgt.-Maj. Benyamin Asulin, 28, from Haifa; and St.-Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll, 21, from Beit Shemesh, were killed in the incident.

The soldiers were killed when explosive devices were detonated when the force entered the area. During the evacuation of the wounded, the soldiers encountered gunfire, leading to 12 more soldiers being wounded in varying degrees of severity. They were evacuated by helicopter for medical treatment at various hospitals across Israel.

The Netzah Yehuda Association expressed its condolences, stating: "We bow our heads in honor of the fallen soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion who gave their lives in battle in the northern Gaza Strip."

“With broken hearts, we stand alongside the families in mourning the loss of their brave sons—fighters who selflessly risked their lives for the people of Israel,” the association added.