The al Qassam Brigades: 14 Israeli soldiers killed in Khan Yunis… others were wounded and military vehicles were destroyed

The al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, announced on Saturday that its fighters had killed 14 Israeli soldiers in clashes in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

This came in separate posts by the al Qassam Brigades on their Telegram channel.

Qassam Brigades said that its fighters, after their return from the battle lines, confirmed that they had killed five Israeli soldiers from zero distance, and wounded a number of others in the al Amal neighborhood, west of the city of Khan Yunis.

The al Qassam fighters were able to target 3 Israeli Merkava tanks with al Yassin 105 shells in the same area, according to the post.

They added, “As soon as the Israeli rescue forces advanced to the place and reached the middle of a pre-prepared minefield, they were targeted by detonating 3 anti-personnel devices”.

In another post, “The al Qassam fighters confirmed that 6 soldiers were killed and turned into pieces, and the event is still ongoing in the al Zinna area, east of the city of Khan Yunis”.

They pointed out that their fighters were able to target the rescue forces and soldiers who fled the place and barricaded themselves in one of the houses surrounding the al Hadath area with an anti-personnel device, and they confirmed that 3 soldiers were killed and turned into pieces, and a number of others were injured.

Thus, the number of Israeli army deaths in the al Zinna area reached 9 soldiers.

The al Qassam Brigades also announced the targeting of a Zionist Merkava tank with al Yassin 105 RPG shells, and “targeting a Zionist foot force with an anti-personnel device, killing and wounding its members, and landing a helicopter to evacuate them in the al Amal neighborhood area, in the city of Khan Yunis”.

The al Qassam confirmed that their fighters destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank with a guerrilla action device, in the al Amal neighborhood.

On the other hand, the Israeli army said in a brief statement on Saturday: “Two army soldiers from the 46th Battalion in the 401st Brigade were seriously injured on Saturday morning in battles in the central Gaza Strip”.

The Israeli army however, didn’t mentioned where exactly the location which the two soldiers were wounded.

Since the events of last October 7, 3,193 Israeli soldiers have been injured, including 1,552 who have been injured since the beginning of the ground war on the 27th of the same month.

Since the beginning of the events, 600 soldiers have been killed, including 256 since the beginning of the ground battles, according to official statistics of the Israeli army.