Jerusalem — Israel on Wednesday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored vehicle, while health officials in the battered enclave said Israeli attacks killed 79 people over the past day.

Israel on Wednesday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored vehicle, while health officials in the battered enclave said Israeli attacks killed 79 people over the past day.

The group's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said that its fighters blew up four roadside bombs east of Jabalia on June 20, destroying two Merkava tanks, an armored personnel carrier, and a D9 bulldozer.