Israel-Hamas war: Gazans prepare for Eid amid ‘famine-like conditions’

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday in one of the single deadliest incidents for Israel’s military since the start of the war.The troops, part of a combat engineering unit, were operating in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah when an explosion hit their armored personnel carrier, according to Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.The blast took place at 5:15 a.m. local time, he said, and was probably caused by “a planted explosive device in the area or anti-tank missile fire.”“The explosion was…