Al-Qassam Brigades release video footage of a complex ambush that killed five and wounded 20 Israeli soldiers, emphasizing their ongoing “war of attrition” against occupation forces.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released video footage today of a precise ambush its fighters carried out in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, which resulted in the killing of five Israeli soldiers and injuries to approximately 20 more.
The footage documented a July 7 operation in the agricultural area of northern Beit Hanoun, near the Erez Crossing.
Al-Qassam stated that the ambush was part of its “Stones of David” series of operations, launched in response to Israel’s “Gideon’s Chariots” military campaign.
The video shows the Israeli force advancing towards a pre-set trap before the first explosive device detonates, scattering debris and prompting the screams of soldiers.
Al-Qassam Brigades aired footage showing the targeting of an Israeli force on July 7 with two explosive devices. Five soldiers were killed and 20 were wounded in the ambush in Beit Hanoun, in the far north of the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/HUsf078ABe
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 26, 2025
A second, larger device was then detonated to target the rescue force attempting to aid the initial casualties.
According to a senior Al-Qassam source, two explosive devices were placed 12 hours before the ambush along an anticipated route of the Israeli forces.
The ambush was specifically designed with two anti-personnel devices to target both the reconnaissance team and the rescue force.
The Beit Hanoun ambush is considered one of the most precise and complex operations by the resistance since the war began in October 2023.
The video concludes with the message, “The battle is not yet decided.”
An Israeli military correspondent for a Haredi radio station had previously published a video of the ambush last month, showing the moment the Netzah Yehuda Battalion was hit by the explosion during a military activity.
After the ambush, Al-Qassam posted a message on its Telegram channel vowing to “break the prestige of the Israeli army.”
The spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, promised that the group would inflict daily casualties on the Israeli army from north to south, calling the Beit Hanoun ambush a “blow to the prestige of the flimsy occupation army.”
He emphasized that the “most foolish decision” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could make would be to keep his forces inside the Gaza Strip.
(AJA, PC, Social Media)
