Israeli soldiers wounded as Palestinian resistance strikes Gaza
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Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in northern Gaza as al-Qassam and al-Quds Brigades targeted tanks and troops amid rising resistance operations.
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Al-Qassam Brigades fighters target an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip in an undated photograph (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)
Israeli media reported that two occupation soldiers were injured last night when an explosive device detonated in northern Gaza, marking a new escalation as Palestinian resistance factions intensify their operations against Israeli forces.
The report came shortly after al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that it had targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with a Yassin 105 anti-armor shell in the Yarmouk area north of Gaza City.
Meanwhile, al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, stated that its fighters shelled Israeli soldiers and vehicles with mortar rounds around the al-Muntar hill area and successfully took control of an Israeli reconnaissance drone east of Gaza City.
Several Israeli media outlets reported that numerous "serious" security incidents had taken place throughout Gaza over the past few hours.
Earlier, Israeli media confirmed the death of one Israeli soldier and the injury of five others in what it described as a “security incident” inside Gaza. The wounded soldiers were reportedly evacuated by helicopter to Tel Hashomer and Soroka hospitals.
Gaza ceasefire reached
The operation was among the last before a ceasefire agreement was announced, effectively ending a two-year-long genocide in Gaza.
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect at noon local time, though Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes renewed their bombardment shortly after it took hold.
Meanwhile, Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office as saying that “the ceasefire will only come into effect once it is approved by the government later today.”
The political breakthrough was reached overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, October 8–9, when Hamas announced a comprehensive deal to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza, ensure the withdrawal of occupation forces, allow humanitarian aid into the enclave, and facilitate a prisoner exchange.
Phase one of Trump's Gaza deal takes effect
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that “Israel” and Hamas agreed to implement the first phase of his proposed peace plan for the Gaza Strip, following indirect negotiations held in Egypt earlier this week.
Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump said, "I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen."
A source familiar with the agreement told Reuters on Thursday that the signing of the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan is expected to take place at noon on Thursday (09:00 GMT).
