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IOF admit three soldiers wounded in IED detonation in West Bank

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
15 Jan 2025 10:02
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Three Israeli soldiers were wounded, two critically, after an IED exploded near their military jeep in Qabatiya.

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Israeli occupation forces withdraw a military vehicle that was blown up by the Qabatiya Company of the Jenin Battalion on January 15, 2025. (Social media)

Two Israeli occupation soldiers from the Kfir and Menashe Brigades have sustained critical wounds, while another was slightly wounded during confrontations in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Israeli army spokesperson, the soldiers were wounded after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated in their David military jeep in the town of Qabatiya, Jenin.

#فيديو | لحظة سحب المركبة التي أعطبتها المقاومة بعبوة ناسفة في قباطية وأدى ذلك لاصابة 3 جنود اثنان منهم وصفت جراحهم بالخطيرة. pic.twitter.com/JvYnhfIN2i
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 15, 2025

موقع حدشوت بزمان العبري : إخلاء المركبة العسكرية من نوع "ديفيد" التي فجرها مقاومون في بلدة قباطية جنوب جنين. pic.twitter.com/lItyKFwHcB
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 15, 2025

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade had announced that its fighters in the Qabatiya group detonated several highly explosive improvised devices, placed on routes taken by Israeli military vehicles, in the town of Qabatiya. Resistance fighters also targeted a military-grade Israeli bulldozer in the town.

Moreover, the brigade said that its fighters' confrontation with the Israeli incursion is ongoing on several axes.

On the other hand, Israeli media outlets reported that occupation forces had been directly hit by an explosive device, leading to casualties, which were evacuated via military helicopters.