Hamas timed IED blast that killed five soldiers in-between IDF air, artillery fire

Despite those efforts to pave a safe path for the infantry, Hamas managed to place newly laid IEDs in the area where the IDF infantry would later pass through. The five IDF soldiers who were killed and the 14 soldiers who were wounded on Monday in Beit Hanun by Hamas were ambushed because the terrorist group managed to place improvised explosive devices (IED) there in between air force and artillery barrages, the military said on Tuesday.