Hamas military wing, Qassam Brigades says it targeted Israeli tank, 2 military vehicles north of Gaza City.
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas claimed on Sunday that it has killed 10 Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Qassam Brigades, the group’s military wing, claimed that the Israeli soldiers were killed at “point-blank range” in the Falluja neighborhood.
The group also said it used anti-armor shells to target an Israeli tank and two military vehicles in Jabalia, north of Gaza City.
The Israeli army has yet to respond to Hamas’ claim.
Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, killing at least 17,700 Palestinians and injuring more than 48,780 others, according to health authorities in the Palestinian enclave.
The Israeli death toll in the Hamas attack stood at 1,200, according to official figures.
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Speaking at the Doha Forum, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh suggested it is unrealistic that Israel will be able to eradicate Hamas, telling CNN’s Becky Anderson: “It’s not going to happen.”
“It’s very important that we should all realize that Hamas is an integral part of the Palestinian political mosaic. And, therefore, for Israel to claim that they are going to eradicate, eliminate Hamas, I think this is something that is totally — first of all, it’s not going to happen, and totally is not acceptable to us,” Shtayyeh said in a panel alongside the foreign ministers of Qatar and Jordan.
Israeli officials have vowed to eradicate Hamas from Gaza in response to the Palestinian militant movement’s October 7 attack on Israel that left about 1,200 people dead and more than 240 others held hostage.
Shtayyeh said the main concern of Palestinians today is that they “want a stop of the atrocities and genocide that is happening.”
“The issue is not about putting Gaza under custodianship… We need a comprehensive political solution that does put an end to this Palestinian suffering that started 75 years ago. The events in Palestine did not only start on October 7,” he said.
Hamas death toll: In a video statement Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US for vetoing a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and vowed to continue in “our just war to dismantle Hamas.”
Israel has so far killed more than 7,000 Hamas militants, according to the country’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi.
He told Israel’s Channel 12 on Saturday “this is the minimal estimate, it could be higher since we don’t know everything.”
At least 17,700 people have been killed in Gaza and 48,780 others have been injured since October 7, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry.
