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According to the soldiers, in recent months, there have been warnings and intelligence information suggesting that there might be explosive devices in the area of southern Gaza. One officer said of the incident that 'the army has simply collapsed and there's no one to turn to'
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The area in southern Gaza where four Israeli soldiers were killed on Thursday had been designated as dangerous more than a month and a half ago, but the soldiers entered it without it being properly searched and cleared due to a shortage of engineering equipment, soldiers and officers who have been fighting in the area in recent months told Haaretz.
