IDF: 20 Israeli soldiers killed in accidents

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said that out of the 105 soldiers that were killed since the start of the ground operations in the Gaza Strip, 20 were killed in accidents.

Of the 20 that were killed, 13 were killed as a result of friendly fire after being misidentified as being the enemy by IDF soldiers, five of those soldiers were hit by an airstrike from the Israeli Air Force, The Jerusalem Post reports.

Four people were hit by tank fire and four others by infantry fire. Two others were killed after being run over and killed by an armoured vehicle, tank or armoured personnel carrier.

One was hit by a stray bullet and two were killed after being hit by shrapnel.

The IDF recently said that more than 100 Israeli soldiers had been killed since the ground operation in the Gaza Strip began in late October. About 600 other soldiers have been injured.