Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

At least five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in a major ambush by Palestinian Resistance fighters in northern Gaza, prompted by continued Israeli airstrikes in the area.

Jul 8, 2025

Palestinian Resistance fighters carried out a deadly ambush targeting Israeli occupation forces in northern Gaza, late on Monday, reportedly killing at least five Israeli soldiers and wounding 14 others, several of them critically, according to Israeli media outlets.

Some of the killed soldiers were burned to death during the assault. The operation bore a striking resemblance to a previous ambush on June 24, in which seven Israeli troops were killed when Palestinian Resistance fighters targeted an armored combat engineering unit.

The attack reportedly took place in Beit Hanoun, a town in the northern end of the Gaza Strip that has come under continuous Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023.

In the earlier attack, fighters from al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, reportedly used an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) device, which they threw into the hatch of a Puma armored personnel carrier (APC). The blast obliterated the vehicle, igniting a fire that continued to rage until the APC was withdrawn from the battlefield and transported to a secure area outside the Gaza Strip.

In the aftermath of Monday’s ambush, wounded Israeli soldiers were evacuated to at least five different hospitals across occupied Palestine for treatment, reflecting the scale and severity of the casualties. The situation remains fluid, with Israeli warplanes launching continuous airstrikes in the area following the attack.

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