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. Twenty-one reservists were killed in an explosion. The chief spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, said it is thought a rocket-propelled 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