Middle East, IDF: "Explosive trap in Gaza building, 4 soldiers killed"

Rome, June 6 (LaPresse) – Four Israeli soldiers were killed and five were injured this morning in an explosion inside a building in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The army announced the incident. Two of the soldiers killed have been identified as Sergeant Major Chen Gross, 33, and Sergeant Major Yoav Raver, 19. The names of the other two soldiers will be released later, the army said. According to an initial investigation by the IDF, the soldiers entered the building to clear it of possible terrorist infrastructure, including tunnels. However, the building was booby-trapped, and an explosion caused it to collapse on the soldiers. The news was also confirmed by the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz.