A deadly ambush by the Qassam Brigades in Khan Yunis intensifies criticism of the Israeli military,
Al-Quds fighters plan an ambush in Gaza.
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 26 June 2025
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, announced on Thursday that its fighters shot an Israeli soldier near Muntar Hill, east of the Sheja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza City, last Monday.
Separately, on Friday, June 20, the group also reportedly destroyed two Merkava tanks, an armored personnel carrier, and a D9 military bulldozer in eastern Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, using pre-planted high-explosive landmines.
Meanwhile, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, released footage of a minefield detonation targeting an Israeli military convoy east of Khan Yunis on June 12.
The operation was part of the ongoing ‘Stones of David’ campaign by Palestinian resistance factions. The video showed fighters placing and detonating explosive devices as three Israeli vehicles returned to the area.
Throughout June, Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza have reported multiple operations targeting Israeli forces, which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 Israeli personnel, including several officers, and left others wounded, according to Israeli media.
Footage Revealed
On Wednesday, the Al-Qassam Brigades released footage of a high-profile ambush targeting two Israeli armored personnel carriers in Khan Yunis.
The operation killed seven Israeli soldiers, including an officer, and injured many more. A fighter was able to attach an explosive device to one of the vehicles, igniting a fire that the army failed to extinguish.
Military firefighting teams were dispatched but were unable to control the blaze. A D9 bulldozer attempted to smother the fire with sand, but this also failed.
Ultimately, the burning vehicle was towed—while still on fire and with the soldiers inside—first to Salah al-Din Street, then out of Gaza.
According to the Israeli military radio, the fire was only extinguished once the vehicle reached Israeli territory. All soldiers inside were pronounced dead.