A lethal ambush by the Qassam Brigades in Khan Yunis has intensified criticism of the Israeli navy, as resistance assaults escalate throughout Gaza.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Resistance motion Hamas, introduced on Thursday that its fighters shot an Israeli soldier close to Muntar Hill, east of the Sheja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza Metropolis, final Monday.
Individually, on Friday, June 20, the group additionally reportedly destroyed two Merkava tanks, an armored personnel service, and a D9 navy bulldozer in jap Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, utilizing pre-planted high-explosive landmines.
In the meantime, the Al-Quds Brigades, the navy wing of the Islamic Jihad Motion, launched footage of a minefield detonation focusing on an Israeli navy convoy east of Khan Yunis on June 12.
The operation was a part of the continued ‘Stones of David’ marketing campaign by Palestinian resistance factions. The video confirmed fighters putting and detonating explosive gadgets as three Israeli automobiles returned to the world.
The Al-Qassam Brigades have launched footage of a classy and lethal ambush that passed off on Tuesday and focused two Israeli armored personnel carriers close to the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque within the Ma’an district, south of Khan Yunis.
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All through June, Palestinian resistance teams in Gaza have reported a number of operations focusing on Israeli forces, which resulted within the deaths of a minimum of 20 Israeli personnel, together with a number of officers, and left others wounded, in accordance with Israeli media.
Footage Revealed
On Wednesday, the Al-Qassam Brigades launched footage of a high-profile ambush focusing on two Israeli armored personnel carriers in Khan Yunis.
The operation killed seven Israeli troopers, together with an officer, and injured many extra. A fighter was capable of connect an explosive machine to one of many automobiles, igniting a fireplace that the military did not extinguish.
Navy firefighting groups have been dispatched however have been unable to manage the blaze. A D9 bulldozer tried to smother the hearth with sand, however this additionally failed.
Finally, the burning car was towed—whereas nonetheless on hearth and with the troopers inside—first to Salah al-Din Road, then out of Gaza.
In response to the Israeli navy radio, the hearth was solely extinguished as soon as the car reached Israeli territory. All troopers inside have been pronounced useless.
New footage exhibits Al-Quds Brigades making ready and detonating Thaqib anti-armor mines in a calculated ambush focusing on Israeli navy automobiles east of Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/mCSyKmbvLM
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) June 26, 2025
Public Backlash
The ambush has sparked fierce criticism in Israel.
The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported a joint assertion from the households of the deceased troopers, blaming the navy for “gross negligence” and expressing horror on the “recklessness” surrounding the incident.
The households highlighted the outdated and malfunctioning tools utilized by the 605th Infantry Division. Notably, their automobiles lacked 360-degree cameras, commonplace tools in different navy and even civilian automobiles.
In Tel Aviv, households of Israeli captives held in Gaza held an indication, demanding a right away finish to the battle and a prisoner launch deal.
One father referred to as for renewed US intervention, referencing the January operation through which hostages have been freed with American help.
Protesters argued that the battle had misplaced its justification, claiming that Iran and its allies had already been defeated, and urged President Trump to take motion to finish the battle.
(PC, AJA)