The Israeli army acknowledged the killing of a soldier from the "Egoz" unit of the commando battalion and the serious wounding of 6 others from the same unit in battles in the southern Gaza Strip.

It stated that 10 other soldiers sustained various injuries in the same battle. It did not provide additional details about how they were injured.

It said that the injured soldiers were taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to Israeli reports, “at approximately 10:00 a.m. today, an anti-armor shell was fired at a house in which soldiers from the ‘Egoz’ unit were present, near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.”

It added that the incident resulted in the death of a soldier and the injury of 16 others, including 6 in serious condition and 5 in moderate condition, while the others’ condition was described as minor.

It is evident from the details that the soldiers were present on the upper floor of one of the buildings in the Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis, and after the shell was fired towards the upper floor, the walls of the building collapsed on the soldiers.

Reports described the operations to extricate the soldiers from the scene as “complex and rapid,” as it took 55 minutes to transfer the soldiers to the hospital since the explosion occurred.

Meanwhile, a force from the Givati Brigade and Air Force aircraft secured the area, while it was reported that a number of soldiers underwent field surgery.

Thus, the death toll of Israeli soldiers and officers since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, rises to 598 dead.