Al-Qassam Brigades reveals details of Beit Hanoun ambush, in severe blow to “Netzah Yehuda” battalion
GAZA, July 08 (YPA) – The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, revealed details on Tuesday of a complex ambush carried out by its fighters against a multi-layered Israeli military force in the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.
This attack was described as one of the most violent since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
A military official in the Brigades told Al-Jazeera TV that the operation was carried out in multiple stages and with meticulous planning, resulting in the deaths and injuries of a large number of occupation soldiers. He confirmed that the ambush specifically targeted the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, marking the third blow this military unit has received inside Beit Hanoun.
The military official noted that the same battalion had previously been subjected to two major ambushes, known as the Agriculture Ambush and the Railway Ambush, which inflicted heavy losses. He added that targeting this battalion comes in response to its long record of violations against Palestinians.
In a direct warning, the Al-Qassam Brigades vowed further strikes, saying, “If this battalion continues its crimes against our people, we promise the enemy that we will completely destroy it and remove it from military service.”
In the same context, Abu Obeida, the military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, confirmed that the recent Beit Hanoun operation represents “an additional blow to the prestige of the occupation army and its most criminal units,” noting that the operation was carried out in an area the occupation believed had become “safe” after its complete destruction.
Abu Obeida described keeping Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip as “the most foolish decision Netanyahu could have made,” referring to the successive losses sustained by Israeli forces.
In an official admission, the Israeli occupation army announced in a statement early this morning that five fighters from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion were killed and 14 others were injured, including two in critical condition, as a result of the explosion of highly explosive devices in Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.
The Netzah Yehuda Battalion is known as one of the most aggressive units in the Israeli army and has a long history of violations, particularly in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
YPA