[News] Fierce resistance ambushes target IOF in al-Zaytoun, Gaza City

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  Fierce resistance ambushes target IOF in al-Zaytoun, Gaza City

Al Mayadeen English
August 30, 2025
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Israeli media reports three major incidents in Gaza, including fierce 
Al-Zaytoun confrontations where resistance ambushed the Nahal Brigade.

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    Al-Qassam Brigades targeting an IOF tank in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood
    ( Military Media)

Seven Israeli soldiers were injured overnight when an explosive device 
struck 
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a Namer armored personnel carrier in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south 
of Gaza City, according to Israeli Army Radio on Saturday.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that the vehicle belonged 
to the 99th Division and the 7th Brigade, operating in the northern Gaza 
Strip. Local Palestinian sources described fierce overnight 
confrontations between Palestinian resistance fighters and Israeli 
invading units attempting to advance into the area.

Furthermore, Israeli media described the incident in al-Zaytoun as one 
of the most serious since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 
October 7, 2023. Several soldiers were reported killed, 11 critically 
wounded, and four remain unaccounted for, feared captured by the 
Palestinian resistance.

Following the attack, Israeli invading units withdrew from the area. A 
publication ban was imposed on the fate of the missing soldiers, 
according to Israeli military censors.


    Three major incidents across Gaza

Late Friday night, Israeli media confirmed that the army sustainedthree 
major operational setbacksacross the Gaza Strip, triggering large-scale 
evacuations via helicopter. The incidents occurred in:

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    *Al-Zaytoun*, southeast of Gaza City, where an ambush reportedly led
    to casualties and an attempted capture of Israeli soldiers.

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    *Al-Sabra*, south of Gaza City.

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    *Khan Younis*, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Each location witnessed**intense face-to-face combatbetween Palestinian 
resistance fighters and Israeli invading units.


    Al-Zaytoun: Fiercest fighting since October 7

The heaviest confrontation unfolded in al-Zaytoun, which Israeli outlets 
described as “one of the most difficult events since October 7, 2023 
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Resistance fighters ambushed a unit from the "Nahal" Brigade, killing at 
least one soldier and wounding others.

In a second ambush, fighters reportedly attempted to capture IOF, 
triggering massive searches for four missing troops. Israeli media said 
the army had not issued an official statement, while mortar fire from 
the resistance hindered occupation search operations.

In response, the IOF reportedly activated the "Hannibal Directive" in 
al-Zaytoun to prevent the capture of soldiers. Confrontations in the 
neighborhood continued into the early hours of Saturday as more 
resistance fighters joined the battle.


    Occupying Gaza will cost 'Israel' its soldiers: Abu Obeidah

In a related development, the Al-Qassam Brigades posted a brief message 
on their official Telegram channel, declaring: "We remind those who 
forget, death or capture."

  * Fierce resistance ambushes target IOF in al-Zaytoun, Gaza City
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    Al-Qassam Brigades' brief message on their official Telegram channel
    ( Military Media)

On his part, Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, 
the military wing of Hamas, stated that the Israeli military would pay a 
hefty price for its plans to occupy Gaza Citywith the blood of its 
soldiers 
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which would also increase the chances of more troops being captured 
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In a post on Telegram on Friday, Abu Obeida warned that these plans to 
occupy Gaza wouldspell disaster for "Israel" 
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both the political and military levels. The military spokesperson 
further emphasized that the al-Qassam freedom fighters are fully 
prepared, maintaining high morale, and ready to demonstrate 
extraordinary examples of heroism and steadfastness, teaching the 
invaders a harsh lesson.

He stated that "the war criminals, Netanyahu and his Nazi ministers, 
have deliberately and insistentlydecided to reduce the number 
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living prisoners by half and to make the bodies of most of their 
captured dead disappear forever, for which the enemy's army and its 
terrorist government will bear full responsibility."

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