Five IDF soldiers, including two officers, were seriously wounded and six others were lightly injured in a Hamas attack on an army encampment in Gaza City earlier today, the military announces.
The incident began at around 5:25 p.m. with a cell of five Hamas operatives infiltrating an army encampment and setting off two explosive devices against a tank of the 7th Armored Brigade’s 82nd Battalion.
Troops at the encampment exchanged fire with the gunmen, killing at least two of them — one by tank shelling and one in a close-quarters gun battle, according to the IDF.
The IDF is now hunting for the three surviving Hamas gunmen who managed to flee the encampment after the attack.
During the incident, a medical officer, a tank officer, and three soldiers of the 82nd Battalion were seriously injured, the IDF says. Six other troops were lightly hurt.
The soldiers were all taken to hospitals and their families were notified.
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