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The Israeli armed forces revealed that 24 of its fighters were killed in Gaza on Monday - the deadliest day for its forces since the start of their ground operations.
It included 21 reservists who were killed in an explosion possibly caused by mines that Israeli forces planted in two structures to destroy them, the Israeli Guard Forces (IDF) said.
A rocket fired by Palestinian armed fighters is believed to have hit a tank near the structure.
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Its chief representative, Rear Chief of Naval Operations Daniel Hagari, said the defenders were killed in the focal Gaza on Monday around 16:00 (14:00 GMT) - near the Kibbutz of Kisufim on the Israeli border.
He said they were involved in an activity to encourage residents of southern Israel to consider returning safely to their homes after tens of thousands of people were evacuated following an October 7 attack by Hamas.
On Monday, Israel's military previously confirmed that three officers were killed in a separate attack in southern Gaza.
Israeli state leader Benjamin Netanyahu described Monday's aftermath as "one of the most troubled days since the conflict ended."
"For our legends, for our lives, we will not give up the fight until we win outright," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said it was a "very disturbing morning" to learn of the level of casualties.
"For the entire country, I console the families and appeal to God for the recovery of the injured," he said.
Israel ended the conflict with the ostensible point of destroying Hamas when a flood of its gunmen killed 1,300 people - mostly regulars - and kidnapped around 250 in an unprecedented attack.
According to the IDF site, 217 fighters have been killed since the start of Israel's ground incursion on October 27, out of 545 killed since October 7.
No less than 25,295 people – mainly women and children – have been killed in the Israeli military mission in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Wellbeing Service.
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