Gaza: 7 Israeli soldiers killed in fighting in Khan Yunis

Palestinian resistance forces killing seven Israeli soldiers and wounding sixteen in a complex ambush in southern Gaza, amid escalating operations in both Khan Yunis and Jabalia.

According to the reports, several soldiers remain unaccounted for at the ambush site.

Israeli media reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded—some critically—on Tuesday in a complex ambush targeting the Israeli military in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

Details emerging from Israeli sources indicate that Palestinian resistance fighters launched a two-stage ambush: one targeting a military unit and another hitting a rescue team dispatched to the scene.

Israeli military vehicles were struck during the operation, with an engineering corps armored personnel carrier reportedly set ablaze.

The Israeli air force reportedly intensified its aerial activity over the area in an effort to evacuate the wounded and locate the missing troops.

The wounded soldiers were evacuated by military helicopters to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv. Families of the targeted soldiers have been informed, according to Israeli media.

Palestinian sources confirmed the ambush took place in Khan Yunis and reported that Israeli occupation forces fired dense smoke bombs in the aftermath of the attack.

Palestinian media noted that Israeli helicopters opened fire south of Khan Yunis, coinciding with air raids on the city center.

This escalation comes amid ongoing Palestinian resistance operations targeting occupation forces in both southern and northern Gaza.

The Al-Quds Brigades announced on Tuesday that their fighters had destroyed an Israeli military vehicle with a powerful explosive device in central Khan Yunis.

Meanwhile, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters carried out a complex ambush against an Israeli force inside a house in southern Khan Yunis, firing a Yassin-105 rocket and an RPG, resulting in multiple casualties.