Israeli troops in close encounter with Hamas militants

Footage from bodycam of Israeli soldiers shows intense and close contact combat between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters holed up in a building in Gaza. The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday Jan 22, 2024 making it the deadliest day for Israeli forces since the start of their ground operation. Twentyone reservists were killed in an explosion. The chief spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, said it is thought a rocketpropelled grenade fired by Palestinian armed fighters hit a tank near two buildings they were in. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: , hamas, gaza, israel, middleeast