In the incident that occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, two tanks opened fire on a building entered by soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade.

The Israeli army spokesman allowed to report the killing of five combat soldiers from the 202nd Paratroopers Battalion during operations in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday evening. Seven other soldiers from the same battalion were seriously injured in the incident. The names of the dead are Captain Roy Beit Yaakov, Staff Sergeant Gilad Aryeh Baum, Staff Sergeant Bezalel Shashua, Sergeant Daniel Hamo, and Sergeant Ilan Chen.

Initial investigations indicate that the paratroopers and armored forces took control of the area, and some of them entered a three-story building. At the same time, a tank crew spotted a weapon barrel sticking out of a window in the same building, and opened fire on it. These forces also directed another tank towards the building, and this tank opened fire on it as well. Two shells hit the building.

In another incident that occurred in Jabalia, two soldiers were seriously injured by RPG fire.

Separately, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that it had finished anchoring a floating dock on the shore of the Gaza Strip. The dock will be used to unload humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and will begin operating within the next few days. The report stressed that the aid would be distributed by the United Nations, and that American forces did not enter the Gaza Strip.

Published by Globes, Israel Business News – en.globes.co.il – on May 16, 2024.

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