Israeli Forces Ambushed by Hamas Forces in Central Gaza

IQNA – Israeli forces were ambushed by fighters from al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas resistance movement, in the Al Mughraqa area of the central Gaza Strip.

Al-Qassam said on Telegram Sunday that its fighters “lured an Israeli force consisting of armored vehicles and trapped it in an ambush.”

In another post, it said its forces shelled “the enemy's command headquarters in the Netzarim axis south of Gaza City with heavy-caliber mortar shells.”

There has been no response from the Israeli side to the statement, but they usually limit themselves to occasionally updating data on soldier casualties in the war on Gaza.

Since the start of the Israeli regime military’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27 last year, 261 soldiers have been killed and 1,584 have been injured, including officers and soldiers.

Israel has killed more than 34,400 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023.

The conflict has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered it to ensure that its forces do not commit acts of genocide and that it guarantees that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.​​​​​​​

Source: Anadolu Agency