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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said a military investigation is under way into a “disaster” in which 21 soldiers were killed in an attack in central Gaza, the army’s highest death toll from a single incident since the invasion of the Palestinian territory. A total of 24 Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday, a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged enclave. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.