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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Fierce resistance ambushes
target IOF in al-Zaytoun, Gaza City</h1>
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<p>Israeli media reports three major incidents in Gaza,
including fierce Al-Zaytoun confrontations where
resistance ambushed the Nahal Brigade.</p>
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<p>Seven Israeli soldiers were injured overnight when <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-resistance-launch-deadly-ambushes-against-israel"
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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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Three major incidents across Gaza</h2>
<p>Late Friday night, Israeli media confirmed that the
army sustained<span> </span>three major operational
setbacks<span> </span>across the Gaza Strip,
triggering large-scale evacuations via helicopter. The
incidents occurred in:</p>
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<p><strong>Al-Zaytoun</strong>, southeast of Gaza
City, where an ambush reportedly led to casualties
and an attempted capture of Israeli soldiers.</p>
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<p><strong>Al-Sabra</strong>, south of Gaza City.</p>
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<p><strong>Khan Younis</strong>, in the southern
Gaza Strip.</p>
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<p>Each location witnessed<strong> </strong>intense
face-to-face combat<span> </span>between Palestinian
resistance fighters and Israeli invading units.</p>
<h2>Al-Zaytoun: Fiercest fighting since October 7</h2>
<p>The heaviest confrontation unfolded in al-Zaytoun,
which Israeli outlets described as \u201cone of the most <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-military-stagnating--hamas-politically-savvy--ex-iof"
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October 7, 2023</a>.\u201d Resistance fighters ambushed a
unit from the "Nahal" Brigade, killing at least one
soldier and wounding others.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Occupying Gaza will cost 'Israel' its soldiers: Abu
Obeidah</h2>
<p>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." </p>
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<p>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 City<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-reveals-beit-hanoun-ambush-targeting-israeli-force"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">with the blood of its
soldiers</a>, which would also increase the <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/occupying-gaza-will-cost--israel--its-soldiers--abu-obeidah"
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captured</a>.</p>
<p>In a post on Telegram on Friday, Abu Obeida warned
that these plans to occupy Gaza would<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--admits-officer-killed--resistance-strikes-in-gaza-c"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">spell disaster for "Israel"</a><span> </span>on
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.</p>
<p>He stated that "the war criminals, Netanyahu and his
Nazi ministers, have deliberately and insistently<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-fighters-target-israeli-soldiers--vehicles-in-ga"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">decided to reduce the number</a><span> </span>of
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."</p>
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