Zana ambush
On 6 April 2024, Al Qassam Brigades did a surprise attack on Israeli forces. The attack took place in the Al-Zana area which is located on the east side of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.[3][2][4]
Ambush[change | change source]
One of the leaders of the Al-Qassam Brigades, in an interview with Al Jazeera, said that the fighters of Qassam brigades were planning and preparing from last 50 days for the Zana ambush operation.[5]
The ambush took place during the daytime on 6 April 2024 when Qassam fighters came out from a tunnel of a destroyed building and opened fire on israeli soldiers that were patrolling a road in Khan Yunis. After killing at least 4 soldiers and injuring a number of others the fighters withdrew back into the tunnel. The Israeli soldiers who tried to run behind the attackers noticed that the escape route was booby-trapped and therefore they stopped going after them.[1][6]
On April 9, 2024, Al Qassam Brigades released a video showing an ambush they did against Israeli soldiers near Khan Yunis in Gaza on the 27th day of Ramadan. The video shows Al-Qassam fighters setting up ambush devices and hiding them in the area. Then, about 30 Israeli soldiers were seen coming at the ambush spot. The video also shows the Al-Qassam fighters using an RPG called Al-Yassin 105 to attack the soldiers' vehicles and the Israeli soldiers taking away dead bodies of killed soldiers after the attack.[7]
Aftermath[change | change source]
Three Helicopters were seen at the spot taking the dead and injured israelis.[8] The day after the Zana ambush, the Israeli army said they were pulling out the 98th Division and its three brigades from the Khan Yunis area in Gaza. They left only the Nahal Brigade in the Netzarim Corridor, which stretches from southern Israel's Kibbutz Be’eri area to the Gaza Strip's coast. The Israeli army said they would now focus on targeted operations using its intelligence in the ongoing war against Gaza.[9][10][11]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Four soldiers killed fighting in southern Gaza as war on Hamas hits six-month mark". Times of Israel. 7 April 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hamas claims to kill 9 Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza fighting". Samaa TV. 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "Israel's war on Gaza updates: Hamas sending team to Egypt ceasefire talks". Al Jazeera. 6 April 2024.
- ↑ ""كتائب القسام" تعلن قتل 14 جنديا إسرائيليا شرقي خان يونس" [Al-Qassam Brigades announces the killing of 14 Israeli soldiers east of Khan Yunis]. RT Arabic (in Arabic). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "القسام تبث مشاهد كمين الزنة المركب بخان يونس". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ Zitun, Yoav (7 April 2024). "IDF says 4 commandos killed in southern Gaza ambush". Ynetnews.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Israeli troops caught in Qassam's ambush in Khan Yunis". Mehr News Agency. 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "Soldiers Killed in Khan Yunis | Mass Protests in Israel | Oxfam: Deliberate Starvation | Hezbollah: Direct Hits - Day 183". Palestine Chronicle. 6 April 2024.
- ↑ McKernan, Bethan (7 April 2024). "Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for 'tactical reasons'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "Unable to break Khan Younis, Israeli forces flee under fire". Tehran Times. 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "IDF withdraws ground troops from south Gaza, leaving just one brigade in whole enclave". Times of Israel. 7 April 2024.