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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Heavy Israeli Casualties
Reported in Southern Gaza Operation</h1>
July 27, 2025</div>
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A group of soldiers was caught in an ambush in Gaza.
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<h3><span>At least three Israeli soldiers were killed
in Khan Yunis as resistance fighters ambushed a
military unit using tunnel tactics and explosive
devices.</span></h3>
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<p><span>The number of soldiers killed in what they
described as a \u201cdifficult security incident\u201d in Khan
Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, has risen to
three, according to Israeli media.</span></p>
<p><span>The Israeli army only acknowledged the deaths
of an officer and a soldier from the Golani Brigade
following the detonation of an explosive device in
the area on Saturday.</span></p>
<p><span>According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth
Ahronoth, a military source stated that both
soldiers were killed when an explosive device was
attached to an armored personnel carrier in Khan
Yunis. The same source added that another officer
sustained injuries in the blast.</span></p>
<p><span>Israeli media noted that these casualties do
not include personnel killed while conducting
engineering operations inside the Gaza Strip.</span></p>
<p><span>On Saturday, the Israeli military announced it
had expanded its operations in Khan Yunis, claiming
its forces had eliminated a group of fighters in the
city.</span></p>
<p><span>The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of
Hamas, claimed responsibility for targeting two
Israeli armored vehicles with explosive devices
planted inside their cockpits. After the vehicles
caught fire, a third was struck with a Yassin 105
missile in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis.</span></p>
<p><span>According to Al-Qassam, fighters observed a
military bulldozer attempting to bury the burning
vehicles to extinguish the flames, while helicopters
landed nearby to evacuate the wounded.</span></p>
<p><span>Israeli media platforms reported that a
military unit had walked into an ambush by
resistance fighters in Khan Yunis. The incident was
described as \u201csevere\u201d, with public appeals issued
for prayers for the soldiers\u2019 safety.</span></p>
<p><span>Although Israeli military censorship has
restricted the publication of details about the
operation, several outlets reported that a Nimar
armored personnel carrier was struck by an explosive
device.</span></p>
<p><span>The reports added that resistance fighters
emerged from a tunnel, attached the device to a
Tiger armored vehicle, and withdrew, leaving at
least four Israeli soldiers dead and several others
seriously wounded.</span></p>
<p><em>(PC, AJA)</em></p>
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