Gaza: Six Israeli soldiers killed by Al-Qassam Brigades
Shafaq News - Gaza
Six Israeli soldiers, including a senior officer, were killed and a total of 16 were wounded during an operation launched by al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas’s armed wing), in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on Monday, according to Israeli media outlets.
Posting on Telegram, al-Qassam Brigades addressed the Israeli military, “We will crush the prestige of your army,” warning that “as long as the aggression continues, funerals and bodies of enemy soldiers will be a recurring event.”
Israeli media reported that the incident unfolded amid intense fighting in a complex military operation near the Gaza border, in a zone heavily fortified with explosives and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
Israeli Air Force helicopters struck the area to provide cover and evacuate troops, while helicopter landing zones were established at multiple hospitals to receive casualties.
The Israeli army’s Southern Command has opened an investigation into the incident in northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefed on the event while visiting the White House, according to Israeli news outlets.
Earlier, al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for attacks that targeted Israeli forces and settlements, firing mortar shells at Israeli troop positions in al-Satar and al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, and launching 114mm "Rajoum missiles" toward the settlements of Nirim and Ein Hashlosha (the Third Eye).
