The military correspondent for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Radio (Haredim Radio) released a video allegedly documenting a complex ambush carried out by the Palestinian resistance in the town of Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, last Monday evening.
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The footage shows the moment the “Netzah Yehuda” battalion was hit by an explosion during a military operation under the command of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division.
The video captures several Israeli soldiers throwing themselves to the ground, others dragging wounded comrades, and heavy and light gunfire being exchanged.
The Beit Hanoun ambush is considered one of the most precise and sophisticated operations carried out by the resistance since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023. The ambush resulted in the killing of five Israeli soldiers and the injury of 14 others.
Preliminary Israeli investigations indicate that the ambush occurred as two battalions moved to "clear the area." A foot patrol reportedly stepped on a booby-trapped route, triggering two explosive devices, followed by heavy gunfire targeting the rescue teams.
Following the ambush, the Al-Qassam Brigades — the military wing of Hamas — posted an image on their Telegram channel vowing to shatter the prestige of the Israeli army.
On Tuesday, Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, warned that the Israeli army would face daily losses from north to south Gaza in what he described as a war of attrition. He called the Beit Hanoun ambush "a blow to the prestige of the feeble Israeli army and its most brutal units operating in a battlefield they falsely believed was secure."
Abu Obeida added that the “dumbest decision” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who is wanted by the International Criminal Court — could make is to keep his forces inside the Gaza Strip. He hinted that the resistance may soon succeed in capturing Israeli soldiers.
In a clear sign of intensifying resistance operations, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that 39 Israeli soldiers and officers have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its military campaign on March 18, following its withdrawal from the January 2025 agreement.
— (Al Jazeera)
