Seven Israeli soldiers killed in armoured vehicle blast in Gaza, says military

The attack on the Israeli troops was one of the deadliest for the army in Gaza in months

Displaced Palestinians in a tent camp in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

The Israeli military says seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armoured vehicle, while Palestinian health officials reported that 79 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the strip.

The attack on the Israeli troops, which occurred on Tuesday, was one of the deadliest for the army in Gaza in months, and quickly drew the nation’s attention back to the grinding conflict with the Hamas militant group after nearly two weeks of war between Israel and Iran.