The Israeli army announced the deaths of an officer and two soldiers in battles in the south of Gaza. On the other hand, Palestinian resistance confirmed inflicting losses on the occupying army in clashes and explosions in the region.
The Israeli army explained that the casualties were the commander of Reserves Battalion 630, the deputy of the battalion, and another soldier from the same unit. It was stated that the fatalities occurred during the explosion of a booby-trapped building, with soldiers sustaining various injuries in the ongoing battles in the south of Gaza.
In response, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, stated that their fighters targeted 10 Israeli soldiers from point zero, detonating an anti-personnel mine in a foot patrol unit in Abu Snaim Al-Kabeera, east of Khan Younis.
Israeli media sources confirmed that the army fell into an ambush set by the Palestinian resistance in Khan Younis, resulting in the deaths of over 11 soldiers.
The security incident took place southeast of Khan Younis in the form of a well-planned ambush executed by the Palestinian resistance, with the transfer of the casualties and wounded taking hours.
Additionally, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, mentioned that their fighters set up an ambush in the Ma’an area southeast of Khan Younis, resulting in casualties among an Israeli unit.
They ambushed the unit with machine guns, anti-personnel shells, fortifications, and explosives, causing casualties and injuries among the Israeli forces.
The Al-Quds Brigades also reported shelling a command and control site for the occupying army in the advancing axis in central Khan Younis.
Since the beginning of the war on Gaza, the Israeli army has acknowledged the deaths of 569 of its members, along with 2864 injuries, including 344 soldiers receiving treatment in hospitals, with 30 of them in critical condition.
