Al-Qassam Brigades announces the killing and wounding of two Israeli soldiers in Gaza as part of Operation "Gates of Hell."

Al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that its fighters, "as part of the Gates of Hell series of operations, were able to target a Zionist force, which had taken refuge inside a house near the Al-Mashrou' Junction east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, with two TBG missiles, killing and wounding them."

She added that its fighters advanced towards the targeted house and eliminated the remaining members of the force "with their light weapons at point-blank range."

Earlier on Wednesday, the Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters had detonated a minefield prepared by a "Zionist mechanized force," killing and wounding its members on al-Awda Street, east of the al-Farahin area east of Khan Yunis.

She added, "Our fighters then pounded the area with several mortar shells, and observed a destroyed vehicle being pulled out and helicopters landing for evacuation." As of 2:40 PM (GMT), the Israeli occupation army had not yet commented on the Qassam Brigades' statements.

As of Sunday, the death toll of Israeli soldiers whose names were permitted to be published since October 7, 2023, had risen to 853 officers and soldiers, including six since the resumption of the genocide in Gaza on March 18, according to official military data.

Data indicates that 5,758 officers and soldiers have been injured since October 7, including 2,588 in ground fighting in the Gaza Strip.

In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel concluded. The agreement went into effect on January 19, 2025, and the Palestinian movement adhered to it.

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, evaded the start of the second phase and resumed the genocide in Gaza on March 18, responding to the most extreme faction within his right-wing government to advance his own political interests, according to Hebrew media.