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<div class="_1mf _1mj" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="74he6-0-0"><span style="font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="74he6-0-0">Hamas&rsquo;s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, announced Thursday that its fighters carried out an operation yesterday against an 'Israeli' military site known as &ldquo;Al-Ahwad&rdquo; in the Nitsarim axis, south of the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in southern Gaza City.</span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" style="position: relative; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="fcgvv-0-0"><span style="font-family: inherit;" data-offset-key="fcgvv-0-0">According to a statement released on Hamas&rsquo;s official Telegram account, the fighters engaged 'Israeli' soldiers at close range, resulting in casualties among the 'Israeli' forces, though the exact number of fatalities or injuries was not independently verified.</span></div>
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Qassam Brigades announce attempt to seize 'Israeli' soldier in Gaza ambush