The Israeli military said the soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza, but offered few other details.

The Israeli military says five soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Gaza, while health officials in the Palestinian territory say 18 people were killed in Israeli strikes.

At least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in new Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, officials, sources and Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Four Palestinians, including an infant, were killed when an Israeli aircraft struck a house in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City, Al-Shifa Hospital said.