Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the deaths of 24 soldiers in a single day makes it “clearer than ever” that Israel must not cease operations in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.
Israel “must continue to subdue, crush and mow down the Nazi enemy in Gaza with all our might”, he wrote in a Telegram post.
Ten Israeli soldiers were killed in a tank when they were targeted by rocket-propelled grenade fire (RPG) near the Israel-Gaza boundary. Simultaneously, buildings set for demolition by Israeli forces collapsed after RPG fire ignited landmines in separate explosions, killing 11 others.
Three Israeli troops died in fighting in southern Khan Younis city. More than 200 Israeli soldiers have now been killed since ground operations were launched at the end of October.