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Qassam Brigades claim attack on Israeli soldiers
4 May 2025 15:49 BST
The Qassam Brigades, the paramilitary wing of Hamas, said that its fighters "eliminated" a number of Israeli soldiers after luring them into “a previously booby-trapped tunnel shaft” on Saturday in southern Gaza's Rafah.
“As soon as a number of soldiers advanced to the tunnel shaft, it was blown up, killing and wounding them,” the group said in a statement on Telegram.
It added that its fighters targeted two Israeli tanks with al-Yassin 105 rockets in the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address earlier today that two Israeli soldiers were killed in Rafah this morning.