Shafaq News/ On Sunday, two Israeli soldiers were killedand two others critically wounded in a tunnel explosion in Rafah, southernGaza, as preparations intensify for a broader ground offensive.
In a statement, the Israeli military identified thefatalities as Captain Noam Ravid and First Sergeant Yali Sarur. “One of thecritically injured is a member of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit.”
A reservist from Battalion 7007 of the 16th JerusalemBrigade was also seriously wounded during clashes a day earlier, the armyadded.
The incident comes as Israel ramps up its military posturein Gaza. According to Israeli media, tens of thousands of reservists have beencalled up ahead of a key security cabinet meeting expected to finalizedecisions on expanding the operation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedlyendorsed the planned military escalation in principle.
Many of the newly mobilized forces are reportedly expectedto replace regular troops currently stationed in the West Bank and along thenorthern border, allowing combat units to redeploy into Gaza.
While significant, the current mobilization reportedlyremains smaller in scale compared to the one launched following the HamasOctober 7, 2023, attack that left approximately 1,200 Israelis dead and morethan 200 taken hostage.
In response, Israel launched a military campaign in theGaza Strip, killing at least 52,495 Palestinians—many of them women andchildren—and injuring over 118,365.
Israeli authorities say Hamas still holds 59 hostages—24believed to be alive, with 35 confirmed dead. Officials have reportedlyindicated plans to intensify air and ground operations to pressure the groupinto releasing the remaining captives.
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