Israeli soldier killed by ‘friendly fire’ in southern Gaza

ISLAMABAD

An Israeli soldier was killed by friendly fire on Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, according to the military.

In a statement, the army said a soldier in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit was killed in Khan Younis, without giving further details.

Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported that the soldier was killed “by mistake by Israeli army fire,” adding that the army opened an investigation into the incident.

According to Israeli military data, 925 troops have been killed since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, including 471 who died in ground fighting in the enclave.

A US-backed ceasefire agreement has been in place in Gaza since Oct. 10, halting Israel’s two-year war that has killed more than 72,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 171,000 others since October 2023.

Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces have committed hundreds of violations through shelling and gunfire, killing 603 Palestinians and injuring 1,618 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul

ISLAMABAD

An Israeli soldier was killed by friendly fire on Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, according to the military.

In a statement, the army said a soldier in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit was killed in Khan Younis, without giving further details.

Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported that the soldier was killed “by mistake by Israeli army fire,” adding that the army opened an investigation into the incident.

According to Israeli military data, 925 troops have been killed since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, including 471 who died in ground fighting in the enclave.

Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces have committed hundreds of violations through shelling and gunfire, killing 603 Palestinians and injuring 1,618 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul