Israel says 24 troops killed in Gaza fighting, highest single-day toll

  GAZA/JERUSALEM -- Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, the biggest death toll in a single day since the war began in October, amid what Palestinians said was the most intense bombardment of southern Gaza in the conflict. Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters that 21 soldiers were killed in an explosion. He said militants had fired rocket-propelled grenades at a tank, and at the same time an explosion occurred in two buildings where forces had planted explosives in order to destroy them. The buildings collapsed onto the troops. "We are still studying and investigating the details of the event and...Keep on reading: Israel says 24 troops killed in Gaza fighting, highest single-day toll

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