Imagine the Keystone Cops Playing Soljah Boy...

 Lol, bitter laughter here... read the whole thing and tell me it's not so:

Nine Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday in three separate incidents and at least eight others were seriously wounded, including an actor in the popular Netflix series “Fauda.”

It was a heavy toll for a small country where almost every fallen soldier’s life story is described in detail in news media reports, and where soldiers’ funerals are broadcast on television.

In the most deadly of Monday’s incidents, a truck full of explosives blew up in the Bureij area of central Gaza, during what Israeli authorities said was a military operation to destroy an underground rocket and explosives manufacturing facility. The blast killed six soldiers and injured at least eight others, including the “Fauda” actor Idan Amedi.

Although the exact cause of the explosion had not been determined by Tuesday evening, a preliminary investigation suggested that it was inadvertently caused by fire from an Israeli tank, said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief spokesman for the Israeli military.

For safety reasons, most soldiers had been ordered to leave the site where a small crew of combat engineers was preparing the explosives, Admiral Hagari said, and a tank was stationed nearby to secure the area and provide cover. Then the tank identified what was thought to be a threat.

“The tank opened fire at the threat, and in a tragic outcome, struck an electricity pole nearby, knocking it over and igniting the explosives,” Admiral Hagari said.

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* In the fog of war, 6 IDF deaths gets inflated to 9?  

Lousy reporting or counting here...