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Becky Sullivan

Israel says 24 soldiers were killed on its deadliest single day during war in Gaza

Family and friends of Israeli reservist Hadar Kapeluk, who was killed in combat in Gaza, mourn at his grave during his funeral at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (Tamir Kalifa for NPR)

TEL AVIV, Israel — Twenty-one Israeli reserve soldiers died in a single incident Monday in which two buildings exploded and collapsed on soldiers operating inside after Hamas fired at a nearby tank, the Israeli military said Tuesday.

Another three Israeli soldiers were killed Monday while fighting in southern Gaza, the military said, bringing the day's death toll to 24, the highest number of deaths in a single day for Israel during its war with Hamas.

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