Israeli Army Radio reported on Saturday that the explosion occurred during a search operation in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, resulting in minor injuries to nine fighters from the Al-Quds Brigade, including the commander of the 6310th Battalion and the deputy commander of the 252nd Division.
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted an army spokesman as saying that the injured were taken to the hospital for treatment, and their families were informed.
Hebrew media did not provide further details. Israel imposes strict military censorship on the publication of information about its human and material losses during the fighting in Gaza, in order to preserve Israeli morale, according to international reports.
As of Friday, the death toll of Israeli occupation forces whose names the army has authorized for publication since October 7, 2023, has risen to 856 officers and soldiers, including eight since the resumption of the genocide in Gaza on March 18, according to army data published on its official website.
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, which took effect on January 19, 2025, was brokered by Egypt and Qatar and supported by the United States, and the Palestinian movement adhered to it.
But 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.
Since October 7, 2023, and with full American support, Israel has been committing systematic genocide in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 172,000 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and leaving more than 11,000 people missing.
