Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Reuters: The Rapid Support Forces announced that they have taken over the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces in al-Fasher.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone strike targeted the town of Al-Qlailah, Southern Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli drone strikes town of Harouf, Nabatieh district.
Factions' statement: The attendees agreed to support and continue implementing the ceasefire agreement measures, including the withdrawal of the occupation and lifting the siege.
Factions' statement: Calling for an end to all forms of torture and violations against prisoners in occupation prisons and the necessity of obligating the occupation to do so.
Statement: The current moment is crucial, making the meeting a true turning point toward national unity in defense of our people and their right to life, dignity, and freedom.
Factions' statement: Call for an urgent meeting of all Palestinian forces and factions to agree on a national strategy.
Factions' statement: Continuing joint work to unify visions and positions to confront the challenges facing the Palestinian cause.
Statement of the factions: Emphasis on the unity of the Palestinian political system and the independent national decision.
Statement: Approval to establish an international committee to oversee the financing and implementation of the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli media
  • 8 Jul 2025 00:59
  • 9 Shares
3 Min Read

At least five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in a major ambush by Palestinian Resistance fighters in northern Gaza, prompted by continued Israeli airstrikes in the area.

Listen
  • x
  • Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens
    A screengrab shows the moment a Palestinian Resistance fighter threw an explosive device into the hatch of an Israeli Puma armored personnel carrier, in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on June 24, 2025. (Al-Qassam Brigades/Military Media)

Palestinian Resistance fighters carried out a deadly ambush targeting Israeli occupation forces in northern Gaza, late on Monday, reportedly killing at least five Israeli soldiers and wounding 14 others, several of them critically, according to Israeli media outlets.

Some of the killed soldiers were burned to death during the assault. The operation bore a striking resemblance to a previous ambush on June 24, in which seven Israeli troops were killed when Palestinian Resistance fighters targeted an armored combat engineering unit.

The attack reportedly took place in Beit Hanoun, a town in the northern end of the Gaza Strip that has come under continuous Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023.

In the earlier attack, fighters from al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, reportedly used an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) device, which they threw into the hatch of a Puma armored personnel carrier (APC). The blast obliterated the vehicle, igniting a fire that continued to rage until the APC was withdrawn from the battlefield and transported to a secure area outside the Gaza Strip.

In the aftermath of Monday’s ambush, wounded Israeli soldiers were evacuated to at least five different hospitals across occupied Palestine for treatment, reflecting the scale and severity of the casualties. The situation remains fluid, with Israeli warplanes launching continuous airstrikes in the area following the attack.

Read more: Hamas submits unified Palestinian ceasefire response to mediators

Related News

Egyptian convoy enters Gaza to help recover captive remains

'Israel's' post-ceasefire demolitions in Gaza violate agreement: Hamas

What happened in Beit Hanoun?

The Israeli military has yet to issue an official account of the events in Beit Hanoun; however, Israeli media outlets have begun to piece together details of Monday’s ambush based on field reports.

According to those reports, the attack began when a Palestinian Resistance unit detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), targeting an Israeli armored vehicle patrolling the area. In response, Israeli rescue teams were quickly dispatched to evacuate the wounded. But as additional military vehicles arrived at the scene, they too came under separate attacks.

A total of four IEDs were reportedly detonated in succession, first striking the initial armored vehicle, followed by two more blasts targeting the incoming rescue teams. Toward the end of the ambush, Palestinian Resistance fighters are said to have opened fire with live ammunition, inflicting further casualties.

Israeli military announces death of troops

Later on Tuesday, the Israeli military command announced that five Israeli troops, including two officers, were killed in what it said was a roadside bomb attack. 

14 others were injured in the attack, including two who are seriously wounded. 

The Israeli military claimed that at the time of the attack, the soldiers were on foot, and not in vehicles.

Read more: 3 Israeli soldiers killed by Resistance gunfire in south, north Gaza

  • Gaza Strip
  • war on Gaza
  • Palestine
  • Israel
  • Israeli occupation forces
  • Palestinian resistance
  • Gaza
  • Beit Hanoun
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

From previous scenes of the Qassam Brigades targeting an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell, east of Deir al-Balah. (Military Media of the Qassam Brigades)

US knew fatal Rafah blast cause was not Hamas op., says journalist

  • Politics
  • 20 Oct 2025
'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

'Israel’s Digital Iron Dome: Weaponizing the web against Palestine

  • Technology
  • 24 Oct 2025
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Al-Quds Brigades, during a speech televised on October 22, 2025 (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media)

Al-Quds Brigades' Abu Hamza mourns leaders, vows continued resistance

  • Politics
  • 22 Oct 2025
US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

US missionary kidnapped in Niger capital, suspected taken toward Mali

  • Africa
  • 23 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Undated photo of Hanwha Ocean’s Goeje Shipyard in South Korea (Hanwha Ocean)
Politics

China counters US maritime bloc with sanctions on Hanwha Ocean

Catherine Connolly speaks after being after being elected as the new President of Ireland at Dublin Castle, Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP)
Politics

Connolly wins Irish presidency in blow to political establishment

Buildings destroyed during the Israeli air and ground offensive are seen in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP)
Politics

'Israel's' post-ceasefire demolitions in Gaza violate agreement: Hamas

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Iran’s Araghchi: Our nuclear bomb is resilience, not weapons

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS