Four soldiers were killed and five were injured during an operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said on Friday. The incident occurred in the city of Khan Younis in the southern part of the coastal territory,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has "operated clans" in Gaza in a video published on social media Thursday after an opposition leader accused him of arming Palestinian militias in order to bolster opposition to Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.