The Israeli army says 21 soldiers have been killed in central Gaza – the deadliest day for its forces since the war began.
It said the soldiers were preparing explosives to demolish two buildings on Monday when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a nearby tank, setting off the explosion prematurely and causing the buildings to collapse on them.
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