Israeli Soldiers Killed by Friendly Fire in Northern Gaza

n a statement on Thursday, the Israeli military said the friendly fire, one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since Tel Aviv launched its ongoing genocidal war in the Palestinian territory in October, took place in Jabalia in northern Gaza, where heavy fighting is taking place between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters.

At around 7 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Israeli tanks mistakenly fired shells at a building where Israeli soldiers had occupied in the area, the military said, adding that the shelling killed five Israeli soldiers and wounded seven others, including three seriously.

The troops all served in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion, and were part of an ultra-Orthodox company.

An initial investigation into the deaths of five Israeli soldiers reveals Israeli “tanks, located dozens of meters away, identified a weapon and fired shells" at a gathering of Israeli forces there, the statement said.

“This force had entered the northern part of Gaza and occupied buildings along a logistic route. The tanks fired two shells for unclear reasons, resulting in seven more soldiers being injured, three severely,” it further said.