Five Israeli Defense Forces soldiers are dead and more than a dozen others are injured after a roadside bomb exploded on Monday in the Beit Hanoun area of the northern Gaza Strip.

During an operation by the Northern Brigade, explosive devices were detonated against IDF ground troops who were operating in the area, IDF officials told Fox News Digital.

The deaths come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C., for meetings with President Donald Trump and other U.S. government officials on a ceasefire with Hamas.

Also on Monday, Israel and Houthi rebels exchanged missile fire in Yemen.

Israel’s first strikes were in retaliation for a suspected Houthi explosive attack on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea.

Though the Houthis responded with their own missiles, Israel did not report any deaths.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.