Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades strike house in northeast Gaza where 'Israeli soldiers were holed up'

By Abdul Jabbar Aburas

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, announced on Saturday that it had targeted a house where "Israeli soldiers were holed up" in the north of Beit Hanoun, northeast of the Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam said in a statement that it “targeted a house in which the occupation soldiers were barricaded, north of Beit Hanoun.”

It also shared a video clip on social media of the moment it targeted the house where Israeli soldiers were present.

Meanwhile, the brigades also stated that its forces had targeted "three military vehicles with Yassin 105 shells southwest of Gaza City."

Separately, the Palestinian Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced on Saturday that it had caused casualties in the Israeli army during "violent clashes" in the Tal Al-Hawa area and the Al-Shati camp west of Gaza City.

It said in a statement that “Our fighters are engaged in violent clashes in the Tal al-Hawa area and the Al-Shati camp, and are causing casualties among the enemy’s ranks,” without providing further details.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip – including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship – since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 11,078 Palestinians have been killed, including 4,506 children and 3,027 women. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is around 1,200, according to official figures.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi