The army said in a statement that "a combat officer was moderately wounded, and another soldier was lightly wounded, in a clash that took place in northern Gaza."
the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that its fighters had succeeded "on Saturday in trapping a force of enemy soldiers and vehicles in a minefield composed of anti-personnel and anti-tank explosive devices in the vicinity of the Manasra Stadium, south of the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City."
It explained that its fighters observed the evacuation of dead and wounded Israeli soldiers and the withdrawal of targeted vehicles under heavy fire cover.
Since the beginning of the war of extermination in Gaza, 898 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 6,196 wounded, according to army data published on its website.
Editor's Picks
"The ball is in Israel's court." Egypt confirms progress in Gaza negotiations.
After Hamas's approval, Netanyahu reverses the mediators' proposal and demands the release of all prisoners.
Erdogan: Türkiye has sent more than 101,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Turkish Foreign Minister discusses Ukraine and Gaza with British and German counterparts
With Israel's military censorship of the media tight, the army faces local accusations of concealing a larger toll of its human and material losses in order to maintain morale.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The Israeli genocide left 62,004 Palestinians dead, 156,230 injured, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that claimed the lives of 263 people, including 112 children.
