5 IOF soldiers killed in N. Gaza amid fierce battles with Resistance
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The Israeli website Hadashot BeZman described the event as a "difficult incident" in Gaza, holding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government responsible.
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A screen grab from a previous sniping operation carried out by the al-Qassam Brigades, north of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip (Military Media of the al-Qassam Brigades)
Israeli media reported on Monday a severe incident that resulted in fatalities and injuries among the Israeli occupation military in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military confirmed the death of five of its soldiers and the injury of others following the collapse of a building hit by an anti-tank missile in Beit Hanoun.
The Israeli website Hadashot BeZman described the event as a "difficult incident" in Gaza, holding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government responsible.
The site noted that three Israeli soldiers remain trapped under the rubble of the targeted building in Beit Hanoun.
Israeli media said that the unit affected by the building collapse was from the Nahal Brigade. Meanwhile, a correspondent for Channel 14 stated that, due to the failure to manage operations in Beit Hanoun, there will be significant troop rotations in northern Gaza in the coming days.
The correspondent added that the 162nd Division is likely to operate in Beit Hanoun soon, replacing the Gaza Division, which failed in its mission. However, if a ceasefire agreement is reached, the plan will be canceled.
Resistance engages with occupation forces in northern Gaza
Simultaneously, as Israeli media reported two security incidents in north Gaza in the past hours, fierce battles are ongoing in Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, and Beit Lahia between Palestinian Resistance fighters and Israeli forces, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, announced that, in coordination with the Martyr Omar al-Qassem Forces, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), they targeted an Israeli supply line at the Netzarim axis along the buffer zone south of Gaza City with a barrage of mortar shells.
Additionally, the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades stated that, in commemoration of the martyrdom of its founder, Nidal al-Amoudi, they targeted an Israeli military command and control center at the Netzarim axis with a barrage of 107-type rockets.
Abu Obeida: Only IOF achievement in Gaza destruction, massacres
Earlier on Monday, Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, stated that "after over 100 days of mass destruction and genocide perpetrated by the [Israeli] enemy army in the northern Gaza Strip, our fighters continue to inflict heavy losses and deal significant blows, resulting in more than 10 deaths and dozens of injuries in the last 72 hours."
The military spokesperson further emphasized that the "losses within the ranks of the futile occupation army are far greater than what it admits, and the enemy will retreat from the northern Gaza Strip in disgrace, unable to break the Resistance."
"The only achievement the Israeli occupation army has made is destruction, devastation, and massacres against innocent people," he added.
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