The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have admitted to the killing of an additional one of their members in the ongoing battles with the Palestinian resistance in Khan Younis.

 Al-Qassam Brigades documenting its targeting of an Israeli soldier in one of the fighting axes in the Gaza Strip (military media)

the dead soldier was a staff sergeant from the 17th battalion of the 'Bislamach' Brigade and was listed as killed in Saturday's Khan Younis battles, south of the Gaza Strip.

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The Palestinian Resistance has been engaged in heavy confrontations with the IOF in the al-Qarara area to the northeast of the city of Khan Younis, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Friday. 

Field sources confirmed that Israeli military rescue helicopters evacuated several casualties from al-Qarara. Concurrently, Israeli occupation forces attempted to infiltrate the eastern side of the area, attempting to evacuate several killed and wounded soldiers.

According to our sources, Israeli attack helicopters intervened and targeted the area in which Resistance fighters confronted the evacuation team after several of the Israeli troops were injured in the operation.

Israeli media outlets confirmed the evacuation of 22 Israeli occupation soldiers injured in the Gaza Strip to Israeli hospitals via helicopters. The management of Soroka Hospital said that more than 10 helicopter landings occurred in the past few hours, transporting injured individuals from the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Resistance factions made several announcements on Friday, confirming that their fighters conducted several joint operations and destroyed at least one Israeli Merkava 4 tank.

The spokesperson for the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), Daniel Hagari revealed that the 3 killed IOF members were 3 sergeants in the 450th battalion of the 'Bismalach' brigade.

Hagari also admitted that the battles in Khan Younis were "very difficult."

It is noteworthy that, to date, the IOF has officially acknowledged the death of 587 members in its ranks since October 7, with 247 killed in the ground invasion of Gaza.

Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, announced on Sunday, that its fighters targeted two Israeli military vehicles with RPG shells in the Abasan al-Kabira area in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

Al-Qassam Brigades confirmed that they detonated a building rigged with explosives that was used as an Israeli Occupation Forces stronghold, resulting in one soldier being killed and the injury of several others.