Shuja'iyya ambush

Shuja'iyya ambush
Part of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war
Date13 December 2023
Location
Shuja'iyya, Gaza
Result Hamas victory
Belligerents
 Israel  Hamas
Commanders and leaders
Yitzhak Ben-Bashat †
Tomer Greenberg †[1]		 Amad Abdullah Ali Qariqa[2]
Units involved
Casualties and losses
10 soldiers killed[3]
1 Namer Destroyed		 None[4]

On 13 December 2023, during the broader Israeli ground operation in Shuja'iyya, fighters from Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades launched an attack against Israeli Golani Brigade forces in the dense Kasbah area of Shuja'iyya. The assault resulted in the deaths of ten Israeli soldiers, including two senior officers.[5][6][7] Reports indicate there were no casualties among the attackers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Gaza: Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Brian Carter (8 December 2023). "The Order of Battle of Hamas' Izz al Din al Qassem Brigades, Part 1: North and Central Gaza". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ambush, Loss of Contact, Abduction Scare | Behind the Battle That Claimed Nine Israeli Soldiers in Northern Gaza Strip". Haaretz.
  4. ↑ "Israel-Hamas war: 10 IDF soldiers killed in fierce Gaza battle". 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gaza: Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush". The Guardian. 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "10 Infantry Soldiers including Battalion Commander Killed in Northern Gaza Fighting". The Jewish Press. 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Israel-Hamas war: Ambush kills 9 Israeli soldiers in Gaza". AP News. 13 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Shuja'iyya ambush". Military-History Wiki (Fandom). {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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