431 officers and soldiers injured since October 7 are still receiving treatment in hospitals. Officials from the Zionist Israeli army stated that it is not possible to "reduce to zero" the missiles fired from Gaza.
In its written statement, the Israeli army provided information about new military casualties in the Gaza Strip. Announcing that four more soldiers were killed in Gaza during the land invasion, the Israeli army shared that the number of soldiers killed in Gaza increased to 172.
It was noted that the terrorists who died in the clashes were "Major Eliraz Gasai and Staff Sergeant Liav Seada".
It was stated that Major Constantine Sushko (30), who served in the 7086th Engineer Battalion of the Golani Brigade, was killed in the clashes in the central part of the Gaza Strip.
In the statement, it was noted that Harel Ittah (22), who was injured in the clashes in the south of Gaza on December 22, died today.
Accordingly, the number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, when the attacks on the Gaza Strip first began, has increased to 506, 172 of which were during the land invasion process.
QASSAM BRIGADES TARGETED ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND VEHICLES
HAMAS's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, announced that it carried out many attacks on Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the north and south of the Gaza Strip.
In the written statement made on the Telegram account of the Qassam Brigades, information was given about the attacks in question.
In the statement, it was stated that an ambush was set up against Israeli soldiers stationed in a building in the Al-Tuffah District in the east of Gaza city, and the soldiers in the building were killed or injured as a result of the attack.
Qassam Brigades reported that their fighters hit 8 Israeli tanks with "Yasin-105" missiles in the Tuffah and Al-Daraj neighborhoods.
In the statement, it was noted that an Israeli Merkava tank and 2 military jeeps were targeted with "Yasin-105" missiles in the Sheikh Ajlin District in the west of Gaza, and in the clashes with infantry forces, an Israeli soldier was hit with a heavy-caliber M99 gun and an infantry unit inside a building was hit. It was reported that it was hit by an anti-personnel TBG rocket.
On the other hand, it was stated that Israeli soldiers and their vehicles were targeted with mortars in the city of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Likewise, it was reported that the house where a group of Israeli soldiers were stationed in Khan Younis was blown up and the soldiers inside were killed and injured, and in another attack with mortars, Israeli soldiers and their vehicles were targeted. In the statement, it was stated that Israeli soldiers and military vehicles were hit by mortars in the east of Rafah city.
A SUSPICION OF ALEISHMANIASIS CASE AMONG TERRORISTS
Israeli media stated that dozens of Israeli soldiers in the assembly areas on the Gaza Strip border are suspected of being infected with leishmaniasis.
It was noted that dozens of soldiers suffered from sores or secretory skin lesions, so they went to unit doctors or dermatologists.
It was stated that the soldiers were diagnosed with skin lesions suspected to be the "leishmaniasis" parasite after sand fly bites, which causes leishmaniasis disease.