Israel army says four soldiers killed in south Gaza

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said that four soldiers were killed and one was severely wounded in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, without providing further details. Israeli media reported that the four were killed in the early hours of the morning in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. It is the first such deaths to be reported since Israel launched a major offensive in Gaza City in the north in August. The offensive has sparked international outrage and mass protests inside Israel.