The restaurant, a destination for Palestinians seeking a respite or internet access, was reduced to a mere shell by the blast.

In a statement, the military said Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion of the 401st Brigade, "fell during combat,"

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill dozens, including civilians at a cafe and those seeking food aid.

Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza, including 30 at a seaside café and 23 at food aid sites, witnesses and health officials said. One witness described a sudden airstrike on Al-Baqa Café packed with women and children.

Israeli forces killed at least 22 and wounded 20 others in southern Gaza, many while seeking desperately needed food aid.

One strike on a café in Gaza City, which was crowded with women and children, killed at least 30 people.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 34 people, including displaced individuals sheltering at the Palestine Stadium, as ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes, which occurred late Friday and into Saturday, exacerbate the dire humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinians.