The Israeli army said, today (Friday), that 4 soldiers were killed, and another was wounded during a clash in the Gaza Strip, according to Reuters news agency.

The Haaretz newspaper quoted the army as saying that the four soldiers were killed in the collapse of a building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

In turn, the Times of Israel said that the accident resulted in the injury of 5 other soldiers, one of whom was in serious condition due to the collapse of the booby -trapped building. She added that an initial investigation of the army stated that the soldiers entered the building that was detonated on them; What led to the killing of the four.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the killing of the soldiers. Netanyahu offered his condolences to "the families of our four heroes who fell in Gaza in the battle to eliminate (the movement) of Hamas and restore our hostages", declaring the names of two soldiers, the first sergeant Joav Rafir, and the reserve sergeant Chen Gross.

Earlier today, Palestinian media announced the killing of 35 people in Israeli raids on separate areas of the Gaza Strip, since dawn today.