IDF announces 2 soldiers killed during battle in central Gaza

The IDF has announced the deaths of two reservists killed during fighting in the central Gaza Strip on April 29, Report informs referring to The Times of Israel.

Their deaths bring the toll of slain troops in the IDF’s ground offensive against Hamas to 263.

The pair were killed and another soldier of the 223rd Battalion was seriously wounded as a result of a blast during a battle with gunmen in the Netzarim Corridor area, according to an initial IDF investigation.

The cause of the explosion is still being probed.