“Our fighters have confirmed the killing of 16 Zionist troops and injured dozens others, carrying out 42 military missions,” Abu Obeida said in a statement.
He said the attacks included shelling Israeli positions and targeting them with explosive devices, as well as clashes from “distance zero” and the booby-trapping of homes and tunnel shafts where the Israeli military was operating.
According to Abu Obeida, Qassam fighters also brought down two Israeli surveillance drones in Gaza as they continued to fire rockets towards Tel Aviv.
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army announced the killing of an officer in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll of Israeli troops since October 7 to 507.