TEHRAN (Iran News) An Israeli soldier was killed and at least nine others were wounded in a security incident in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

Details of the incident remain unclear, but some unofficial sources suggested a possible explosion or an attack by Palestinian fighters targeting Israeli military positions.

Khan Younis has been a focal point of intense ground combat since Israel launched a wide-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has repeatedly stated it faces persistent threats in the area, which has seen some of the fiercest resistance from Palestinian armed groups.

Details of the incident remain unclear, but some unofficial sources suggested a possible explosion or an attack by Palestinian fighters targeting Israeli military positions.

Khan Younis has been a focal point of intense ground combat since Israel launched a wide-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has repeatedly stated it faces persistent threats in the area, which has seen some of the fiercest resistance from Palestinian armed groups.

Details of the incident remain unclear, but some unofficial sources suggested a possible explosion or an attack by Palestinian fighters targeting Israeli military positions.

Khan Younis has been a focal point of intense ground combat since Israel launched a wide-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has repeatedly stated it faces persistent threats in the area, which has seen some of the fiercest resistance from Palestinian armed groups.

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The Israeli military said the soldier, a 21-year-old conscript, was struck in the head by a rock thrown from a rooftop in Yabad village, near Jenin, as his special-forces unit withdrew after detaining four Palestinians, Reuters reported.

“Israel’s long arm will reach the terrorist and settle the score with him,” Benjamin Netanyahu said on Twitter.

The Palestinians detained in Yabad are suspected of having previously thrown rocks at Israeli cars on a nearby road, and other security offenses, the military spokesman said.

There were no immediate reports of Palestinian casualties in Tuesday’s incident.

Israel occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem (al-Quds) during the Six-Day War in 1967. It later annexed East Jerusalem (al-Quds) in a move not recognized by the international community.

Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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