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Qassam Brigades say Israeli soldiers killed in ‘complex ambush’
Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, says they killed and wounded Israeli soldiers in a “complex ambush” in southern Gaza.
In a statement, the Qassam Brigades said its fighters “carried out a complex ambush against enemy vehicles penetrating the area of the Saudi neighbourhood in Tal as-Sultan, west of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.”
“Al-Qassam Brigades targeted a Zionist D9 bulldozer with an Al-Yassin 105 shell in Tal as-Sultan, leading to the killing and injury of soldiers,” it said.
It added that following the arrival of an Israeli rescue force, a troop carrier was targeted with an Al-Yassin 105 missile, resulting in its destruction and the “death” of those on board.
In another statement, the armed wing also said it “targeted, alongside the Al-Quds Brigades, the Sufa military site in southern Israel with a missile salvo.” The Israeli command headquarters in the Netzarim axis west of Gaza City was also targeted with “short-range missiles,” according to the statement.
Israel says 8 soldiers killed in Rafah
The Israeli military confirms that eight soldiers have been killed in a blast in Rafah.
Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, says the confirmation comes after earlier reports from Palestinian fighters of an “ambush” in the area, which has been under heavy bombardments since this morning.
Israeli opposition leader sends condolences to families of killed soldiers
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says the “heart is broken again and again” following the announcement that eight Israeli soldiers were killed in Rafah.
“Condolences and a big hug to the families of the fighters who were killed today in Rafah. Our hearts are with you in your difficult time. May the memory of the warriors be blessed,” Lapid wrote on X.
‘Eight of our best sons were killed in Rafah’, says Israeli minister
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has also expressed his condolences to the families of the eight soldiers who were killed in Rafah, saying they “knew they might have to sacrifice their lives, but they did it so we could live in this country.”
“Saturday is hard. 8 of our best sons were killed in Rafah,” Katz wrote on X.
Stop sending them there, you only make it harder to continue living in Israel the longer this goes on. Stop teaching your 'sons' that the only way to live in Israel is by occupying and killing Palestinians.
