Al-Qassam reveals Beit Hanoun ambush targeting Israeli forces

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, released video footage on Tuesday showing part of a complex ambush it carried out on July 7 in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, as part of its David’s Stones series of operations.

In a statement accompanying the video, shared on the group’s Telegram channel, al-Qassam said: “Within the series of David’s Stones operations, here is a part of the complex ambush that targeted enemy soldiers in the agricultural area of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza on 07-07-2025. The enemy announced that five soldiers were killed and others were wounded.”

At the time, Israeli media outlets described the ambush as “extremely dangerous” and one of the most complicated incidents since October 7, 2023.
Israeli reports also noted that a senior officer was among those wounded, with the ambush targeting the Nahal Brigade, which had recently taken over military responsibility in northern Gaza.
‘Israel’ admits officer killed
The Israeli military confirmed on Saturday that an officer was killed in southern Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports.

He was named as Lt. Ori Gerlic, 20, a platoon commander in the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion, from Meitar.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Resistance continues its operations against the invading Israeli forces across multiple fronts, inflicting both human and material losses on the Israeli military.

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that they had targeted two Israeli tanks with high-explosive improvised explosive devices (IEDs), east of the al-Rawda site in the southern al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City. The Brigades reported that its fighters observed a rescue force arriving at the scene.

Operations
The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades released footage documenting a joint operation with the al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, in which they targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles with mortar shells in the vicinity of Villas Street, north of Khan Younis.

On August 22, the al-Qassam Brigades announced that they had fatally shot an Israeli soldier with machine gun fire as he exited a Merkava tank in the vicinity of Badr Mosque, south of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

Additionally, the al-Quds Brigades stated that it shelled Israeli military machinery positioned near the al-Muhandis Hall in the al-Satar al-Gharbi area of northern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip using standard 60mm mortar rounds.

Before that, on August 21, the al-Quds Brigades released footage of a coordinated ambush, carried out jointly with the al-Qassam Brigades, that targeted Israeli armored vehicles with explosives and anti-tank shells east of the al-Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City.