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Hamas ambush reportedly kills 2 militia members
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- ‘Israeli’ forces reportedly evacuated the militia's dead and wounded by helicopter after the unit pulled back to the eastern parts of the camp.
- ‘Israeli’ helicopters opened fire after midnight near the camp amid artillery shelling across northern Gaza, leading to several injuries among civilians.
An ambush near the yellow line in Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip, caught members of a militia described as aligned with ‘Israel’ before dawn on Thursday, Quds News Network reported.
The ambush left two dead and several wounded among the militia's ranks, forcing the unit to withdraw under heavy cover fire from ‘Israeli’ forces.
‘Israeli’ forces reportedly evacuated the wounded and dead by helicopter after the militia pulled back toward the eastern parts of the camp.
The withdrawal came as ‘Israeli’ occupation helicopters opened fire after midnight in the vicinity of the camp, amid artillery shelling that hit areas across the northern Strip.
Several civilian victims were left trapped under the rubble and along roadways, as ambulance and civil defense crews were unable to reach them.
Gaza’s militias
The clash is the latest involving armed clan-based groups that have emerged in parts of Gaza under ‘Israeli’ military control since the yellow line ceasefire arrangement took effect, demarcating the boundary of continued ‘Israeli’ deployment inside the Strip.
Hamas and other Palestinian factions accuse several of these groups, including forces linked to Yasser Abu Shabab that operate in areas near Rafah and along the eastern edges of Gaza City and Jabalia, of collaborating with ‘Israeli’ forces.
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