"Deadliest Military Incident: Hamas Kills 21 Israeli Soldiers in Central Gaza"

Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza when two buildings rigged for demolition collapsed after a Hamas rocket strike, marking Israel’s deadliest military incident since the war began. Another three soldiers died in fighting in Khan Younis, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call it “one of the most difficult days” of the war. The soldiers were carrying out a mission to eliminate Hamas from the area and facilitate the return of displaced residents. As the fighting in Gaza continues, a temporary truce deal proposed by Israel has apparently fallen through, and the risk of war spreading in the region is increasing.