Pakistan, June 7 -- Israel's military announced on Friday that four soldiers were killed in Gaza while operating in the Khan Yunis area, raising the total military death toll in the territory to 429 since October 2023. Military spokesman Effie Defrin said an explosive device detonated inside a Hamas compound, causing part of the structure to collapse and leaving five more soldiers injured.

At the same time, Gaza's civil defence reported that at least 38 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the enclave on Friday, a day when Muslims marked Eid al-Adha under continued bombardment. Residents faced harsh shortages of food, medicine, and clean water, even as Israel slightly eased its aid blockade in recent weeks.

Defrin also sta...