Hamas ambush kills five soldiers in Israeli-controlled 'buffer zone'
Israeli media describe attack as one of the deadliest against troops since the start of the war
from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Mera Aladam
Published date: 8 July 2025 14:47 BST | Last update: ~09:50 EDT
"#Hamas fighters killed five #Israeli soldiers and wounded at least 14 others on Monday in an ambush in #BeitHanoun...
The attack occurred in an area that Israeli forces had forcibly emptied of #Palestinian residents and designated a "buffer zone", where military operations have continued for months."
"Abu Obeida, military spokesperson for Hamas’s #QassamBrigades, described the ambush as a “complex operation” and an “additional blow” to what he called “the prestige of the weak occupation army and its most criminal units in an area the occupation thought was safe after leaving no stone unturned.”"
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