8 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of Naqoura on May 31, 2024. (Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images)

JERUSALEM—Israel’s military said Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.

The troops were killed in an explosion, the army said, without elaborating.

In January, 21 Israeli troops were killed in a single attack by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza.