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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/nahal-oz-troops-killed-by-toxic-gas-during-oct-7-hamas-attack-idf-probe-said-to-show/

Hamas Used Toxic Substance to Kill Nahal Oz Troops on Oct. 7

(Times of Israel) An investigation into the deaths of IDF surveillance soldiers serving at the Nahal Oz base on Oct. 7 has revealed that they were killed by a toxic gas that caused suffocation and loss of consciousness within a few minutes of exposure. According to Israel's Channel 12, an unspecified toxic flammable substance was thrown through the entrance of the building which housed the soldiers' command center, where 22 people were hiding. "They set fire to materials that ignited and spread, which contained toxic gases that could cause suffocation in a few minutes or even less than that." Seven soldiers managed to escape through a bathroom window.

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