At least three Israeli soldiers were killed in Khan Yunis as resistance fighters ambushed a military unit using tunnel tactics and explosive devices.
The number of soldiers killed in what they described as a “difficult security incident” in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, has risen to three, according to Israeli media.
The Israeli army only acknowledged the deaths of an officer and a soldier from the Golani Brigade following the detonation of an explosive device in the area on Saturday.
According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, a military source stated that both soldiers were killed when an explosive device was attached to an armored personnel carrier in Khan Yunis. The same source added that another officer sustained injuries in the blast.
Settler platforms: One of the eliminated IOF soldiers in a Khan Yunis ambush is the Druze IOF soldier Abdullah Saad. pic.twitter.com/ARBYWqrDtm
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Israeli media noted that these casualties do not include personnel killed while conducting engineering operations inside the Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, the Israeli military announced it had expanded its operations in Khan Yunis, claiming its forces had eliminated a group of fighters in the city.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for targeting two Israeli armored vehicles with explosive devices planted inside their cockpits. After the vehicles caught fire, a third was struck with a Yassin 105 missile in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis.
According to Al-Qassam, fighters observed a military bulldozer attempting to bury the burning vehicles to extinguish the flames, while helicopters landed nearby to evacuate the wounded.
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Israeli media platforms reported that a military unit had walked into an ambush by resistance fighters in Khan Yunis. The incident was described as “severe”, with public appeals issued for prayers for the soldiers’ safety.
Although Israeli military censorship has restricted the publication of details about the operation, several outlets reported that a Nimar armored personnel carrier was struck by an explosive device.
The reports added that resistance fighters emerged from a tunnel, attached the device to a Tiger armored vehicle, and withdrew, leaving at least four Israeli soldiers dead and several others seriously wounded.
(PC, AJA)
It’s hard to feel sorry, or to feel any compassion for Israeli soldiers who were killed. The people of Israel cheer at every death in Gaza. But when one of theirs dies in the line of duty, doing his job…the world is supposed to stop turning?
Any person who supports the Israeli Nazis is a savage. It’s unfortunate that sometimes there are peaceful Israelis killed in the process, some of them live inside Gaza…but soldiers who would shoot little children deserve no cheers.
yes.
The Israeli Druze should dissociate from Israel and the IDF. They’re being killed for – essentially – Netanyahu’s corruption and sending them to die so he can stay in power. They need to get clear, or they’ll drag the rest of the Druze down with them and the Tsarist Republic of Israel, aka the Second Coming of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Conscientious Israelis have two choices — leave Israel or overthrow the genocidal regime. Those that remain in Palestine are directly or indirectly combatants murdering Palestinian civilians.
What is the accepted method today for dealing with rabid animals?
It’s been clear since the first ceasefire ended in late 2023 that the Zionists always negotiate in bad faith and will never voluntarily leave Gaza. Their very transparent goal is to eject every Palestinian from Gaza. Therefore, the only chance for Palestinians to remain on their land is by earning it on the battlefield. Kudos to Al Qassam and the other defenders for heroic performance under very difficult conditions. More young men need to join the resistance as numbers matter a lot in guerilla warfare.