2 more Israeli soldiers dead in ongoing Gaza operation

Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday afternoon in a clashes with Gaza militants, in addition to the seven previously reported, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement released on Tuesday.
The statement said that two soldiers were killed by sniper fire, adding that throughout Monday night and early Tuesday seven Israeli soldiers were injured, including three in serious condition.
Overall, 27 soldiers and officers have been killed since Israel 's ground incursion into the Gaza Strip Thursday night, and two Israeli civilians were killed by rocket attacks throughout the week.
The IDF said in another statement that since the start of the ground operation, the IDF discovered 66 access shafts to 23 Gaza tunnels. In addition, since Operation Protective Edge started on July 8, more than 2,925 targets were struck.
During the weeks, nearly 2,060 rockets were fired at Israel, 1, 600 of them hit Israeli turf and 396 were intercepted by Iron Dome anti-missile battery. Meanwhile, 28 Palestinian militants were detained for questioning.
Over the past 24 hours, the IDF focused its efforts in attacking targets in Shuja'iya neighborhood, from which the IDF claimed more than 140 rockets were fired.
According to Palestinian health officials, more than 508 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, at least 70 percent of them civilians and more than 2,000 injured. According to the United Nations, about 100,000 Palestinians have been displaced.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday after visiting Cairo in attempts to reach a ceasefire agreement. Ban Ki Moon, the United Nations Secretary General, is also in the region and expected to be in Israel, too.