Five tsahal soldiers killed, 14 injured in Gaza Roaddside Bomb Attack

Five soldiers of the Israeli defense forces died and more than a dozen others are injured after a road bomb exploded in the Beit Hanoun region on Monday from the Northern Gaza Strip.

During an operation of the Northern brigade, explosive devices were exploded against the ground troops of the TSAhal who operated in the region, Tsahals in Fox News Digital said.

Deaths come when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, DC, for meetings with President Donald Trump and other representatives of the United States government on a cease-fire with Hamas.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, talks to the media members following a meeting with the American president of the Mike Johnson Chamber, a non -illustrated Louisiana Republican at the American Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (GRAEME SLOAN / BLOOMBERG via Getty Images)

While trying to evacuate the wounded soldiers, the TSAhal troops were criticized.

The deceased soldiers were identified as follows: the staff sergeant. Meir Shimon Amar; Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech; Sgt. 1st class (res.) Benyamin Asulin; Sgt of staff. Noam Aharon Musgadian; And the staff sergeant. Moshe Shmuel Noll.

A TSAhal soldier in the Gaza region. (IDF)

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In total, 14 additional soldiers were injured in the explosion, including two with “serious” injuries.

The other 12 soldiers underwent “various degrees of injuries” and were evacuated to hospitals for medical treatment.

Their families have been informed, according to officials.

Israeli military vehicles are held near the Israel-Gaza border in Israel on July 7, 2025. (Reuters / Amir Cohen)

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Also on Monday, Israel and Houthi rebels exchanged missile fires in Yemen.

The first strikes in Israel were in retaliation for an alleged Houthi explosive attack on a Liberian flag ship in the Red Sea.

Although the Houthis responded with their own missiles, Israel did not report any death.

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Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to this report.