On Saturday, Israeli media reported that 8 Israeli soldiers were killed in the bombing of a troop carrier during battles in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

The "Hadshot Bazman" website said, "At around five o'clock in the morning, in Gaza, an anti-missile was fired at an armored vehicle containing 8 soldiers and officers. It exploded immediately and all the fighters sleeping inside caught fire completely. The eight were killed instantly and burned inside the vehicle."

He added: "Israeli helicopters carrying soldiers from the Rafah incident landed in Beilinson and Shaare Zedek hospitals."

The source confirmed that the army informed the families of eight Israeli soldiers that their children were killed in the battles in the Gaza Strip after their vehicle was hit by an anti-tank missile.

The number of Israeli army deaths continues to rise since the beginning of the war on October 7. Sources say that the number exceeded 600, in addition to thousands of infected people.

An Israeli report revealed, on Friday, that the country's senior security officials estimate that the military operation in Rafah will end after a few days.

According to the report, published by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, security officials estimate that the operation in Rafah will end within two weeks after the evacuation of the entire civilian population.