Video captured intense close quarters fighting between Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas fighters inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
The video posted on Twitter is Joe Trusmancaptured the moment of a fierce battle inside a building in Khan Younis. Gaza Stripthe IDF paratroopers were ultimately victorious. (Related: Wild video of Israeli Defense Force soldier blown up with grenade, then gets up and shoots Hamas members)
“Extremely stunning footage documenting Israeli Defense Force paratroopers engaging in close combat with terrorists in Khan Younis. Troops encounter gunfire and grenades during the battle. They also use small drones to confirm kills of enemy combatants. are also deployed,” Joe Truzman, senior analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, tweeted about the fighting.
Amazing footage of Israeli Defense Force paratroopers engaged in close combat with terrorists in Khan Yunis. Troops encounter gunfire and grenades during the battle. Small drones will also be deployed to confirm the kill of enemy combatants. pic.twitter.com/4m3PAvVp4E
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) January 9, 2024
The video began with a fierce gunfight, which escalated as Hamas fighters threw objects into a room containing IDF soldiers. One of the soldiers shouted “grenade” and then an explosion was heard. Shooting quickly resumed through the building's smoke-filled rooms. It was later confirmed that two Hamas fighters had been eliminated using a drone.
Emmanuel Fabian, a military correspondent for the Times of Israel, explained in a tweet how the battle occurred based on information from the Israel Defense Forces. Hamas opened fire on the troops “from several buildings,” and paratroopers from the 101st Battalion “called in air strikes and tank shelling on the buildings, killing many insurgents.”Then the paratroopers entered the paratroopers. building A search for surviving Hamas fighters revealed that “at least two militants were still holed up in one building” in the incident.
“Soldiers engaged remaining Hamas fighters and killed them. Seven soldiers of the battalion were injured and one dog from Okets dog unit died in the fighting,” Fabian wrote on Twitter. .
The Israel Defense Forces released footage showing troops from the 101st Airborne Battalion engaging Hamas militants inside a building in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
According to the IDF, Hamas operatives opened fire from several buildings where the 101st Battalion was operating. … pic.twitter.com/3MREUNuCcC
— Emmanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 9, 2024
This battle is just one example of the ongoing battle for Khan Yunis between Israel and Hamas. The fierce fighting left around 40 Hamas dead in just 24 hours, The Jerusalem Post reported. report.
