Israeli occupation army has announced that ten officers and soldiers were killed most of whom were officers, and seven others injured in an ambush carried out by the Qassam Brigades. This deadly attack took place in the battles in northern Gaza yesterday.
Among the deaths is Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Greenberg, aged 35, who served as the commander of the 13th Battalion in the Golani Brigade. Additionally, a platoon commander in the 13th battalion known as “maldesi Rai” lost their life in this ambush. Major Moshe Bar-On, a platoon commander in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade, was also among those killed in the attack within the Shujaiya neighborhood.
Circulating footage shows Israeli occupation soldiers converting a school into a military outpost in the Shujaeya neighborhood of Gaza City shortly before they were killed in a resistance ambush. pic.twitter.com/tFGzQY48EC
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In addition, the Special Air Rescue Unit (669) tasked with rescuing the injured was also caught in an ambush. Two officers from the unit lost their lives, while seven soldiers sustained serious injuries during the attempt to retrieve the wounded.
Colonel Isaac Bin-Bashet, the commander of the Yiftach Brigade in the Israeli Occupation Forces, was killed yesterday during the fierce battles with the Palestinian resistance in the Shujaeya neighborhood of Gaza City, according to Israeli reports. pic.twitter.com/JRTEYWqW3z
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According to military sources, this ruthless operation occurred during the afternoon hours on Tuesday. Officers and soldiers from the Golani Brigade entered a building in the Shujaiya neighborhood and were suddenly ambushed. Gunfire erupted at close range, accompanied by the detonation of an explosive device, severing communication with the trapped troops.
The sources further revealed that some soldiers entered a neighboring booby-trapped building, resulting in an explosion that claimed several lives. Even during the airborne rescue operation to evacuate the injured, another explosive device was detonated, claiming the lives of two officers.
The al-Qassam Brigades, in response, announced that their fighters targeted seven military vehicles, including the heavily fortified “King-commander” tank and a troop carrier containing three occupation soldiers, resulting in the death of the entire crew. They also engaged in fierce clashes with the soldiers from the rescue teams, eliminating a number of them. Notably, a Zionist sniper was targeted and neutralized using an RPG missile during these intense confrontations.
The brave resistance fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades confirmed that they encountered the enemy troops directly in various areas, engaging in fierce confrontations at point-blank range. This led to the death of eleven Israeli occupation soldiers.
Source: Israeli and Palestinian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
