TEHRAN Hamas carries out a complex ambush against Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, causing casualties.The armed wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, carried out a complex ambush versus Israeli profession forces in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.The operation targeted two infantry military vehicles and led to casualties.According to a statement by al-Qassam Brigades, its fighters struck a Merkava 4 tank and a D9 military bulldozer with Yassin 105 shells, setting both cars on fire.Additionally, the al-Qassam Brigades reported that an Israeli Hummer lorry was struck by an anti-tank rocket in the same location, seriously injuring two soldiers.When an Israeli rescue group reached the scene, it was hit by an explosive device.One soldier was eliminated and two others were wounded.
The Israeli military evacuated the hurt via helicopter.Israeli media reported the death of one soldier and the injury of 4 others, 2 of whom remain in serious condition.The Israeli military recognized the killed soldier as Ghaleb Sliman Alnasasra and acknowledged that the rescue team also came under attack, with casualties inflicted.Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, launched video footage showing mortar and 107mm rocket attacks targeting Israeli troop events and automobiles in Rafah, southern Gaza.As Israeli military operations in Gaza continue, al-Qassam Brigades revealed it had actually recuperated the body of one of its fighters assigned to secure Israeli-American captive and soldier Edan Alexander.
The fate of Alexander and the other fighters remains unknown.Al-Qassam Brigades military spokesperson Abu Obeida said efforts to safeguard hostages are increasingly tough due to heavy Israeli barrage, which is putting the lives of Israeli slaves at risk.He also accused the Zionist program of spreading false information about Hamas treatment of hostages in Gaza, claiming that Tel Aviv fabricated testimonies from former hostages to incite hatred versus the Palestinian resistance fighters and to cover up the killing of some hostages by Israeli forces.Earlier this week, Abu Obeida stated contact was lost with the group securing Alexander after their place was struck in an Israeli airstrike.
He included that efforts to re-establish contact are ongoing.According to an Israeli proposal recently shared with mediators, Hamas had planned to release Edan Alexander on the first day of a ceasefire as a goodwill gesture towards the United States.Amid the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli genocidal war, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 44 martyrs and 145 injured persons arrived at Gaza Strips health centers throughout the previous 24 hours.Israeli Occupation Forces have eliminated upwards of 50,000 Palestinians because October 7, 2023, most of them women and children.
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