April 29, 2024
Several Israeli soldiers were killed
and injured in explosive attacks carried out by fighters of Hamas’ Qassam
Brigades near the Netzarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on 28 April.
“Al-Qassam Mujahideen lured a Zionist
force into a mine ambush using explosive devices and [Israeli] F16 missiles
that were fired at civilians but did not explode,” the Qassam Brigades said in
a statement on Sunday. This was not the first time Qassam fighters recycled
unexploded Israeli missiles for use against the army in Gaza.
The ambush took place on Al-Sikka
street in the Al-Mughraqa area, near the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza –
which the Israeli army controls to keep the strip divided into two.
Earlier that evening, the Qassam
Brigades announced heavy-caliber mortar strikes on an Israeli command
headquarters near Netzarim.
Hebrew news outlet Router reported on
Sunday night that three Israeli soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded
after explosives were detonated in the central Gaza Strip.
Video footage circulating on social
media shows the wounded being transported via helicopter.
In early April, the Israeli army
withdrew a large bulk of its forces from the Gaza Strip. However, it left many
troops in control of the Netzarim corridor.
The fighters of the Qassam Brigades
and several other resistance factions remained entrenched across the Gaza Strip
despite Israeli government claims that the southernmost city of Rafah is the
group’s final stronghold.
Western and Israeli analysts recently
concluded that Israel has lost the ongoing war by failing to achieve any of its
goals – namely, the destruction of Hamas’ fighting force and the rescue of its
prisoners.
The Netzarim ambush came two days
after a former Israeli officer said that a “disaster” awaits Israel if it
chooses to launch an operation in Rafah. Hamas is working on a “strategic
ambush” for if and when Israeli troops decide to enter the city, the officer
added.
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