ISTANBUL

Four Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday, as Tel Aviv pressed ahead with a plan to occupy Gaza City.

A military statement said the four dead soldiers served in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion.

According to the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the four were killed in a Hamas attack on a fortified position in Gaza City.

The new deaths brought the number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since October 2023 to 904, military figures showed.