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GAZA, (PIC)-- Two Israeli occupation soldiers were killed Friday in a border clash between the IOF and the Palestinian resistance to the east of Khan Younis. The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility.
Israeli military sources named the two IOF soldiers killed as 32-year-old Major Eliraz Peretz and the other was 21-year-old Staff Sergeant Ilan Sviatkovsky.
In a press conference held in Gaza city on Friday evening, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida said: "we take responsibility for the killing of two Israeli occupation soldiers and the wounding of two others in fierce clashes that took place east of Khan Younis this afternoon."
He added that an IOF force raided the area east of Khan Younis crossing 500 meters into the Strip supported by apache helicopters in an attempt to besiege a group of resistance fighters.
A group of Qassam fighters detected the infiltration and Qassam snipers opened fire at the invading troops causing panic in the ranks of invading troops who withdrew shortly afterwards and military helicopters were seen evacuating the dead and wounded, according to the spokesman.
The Qassam Brigades claims responsibility for the killing of two IOF soldiers
Israeli military sources named the two IOF soldiers killed as 32-year-old Major Eliraz Peretz and the other was 21-year-old Staff Sergeant Ilan Sviatkovsky.
In a press conference held in Gaza city on Friday evening, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida said: "we take responsibility for the killing of two Israeli occupation soldiers and the wounding of two others in fierce clashes that took place east of Khan Younis this afternoon."
He added that an IOF force raided the area east of Khan Younis crossing 500 meters into the Strip supported by apache helicopters in an attempt to besiege a group of resistance fighters.
A group of Qassam fighters detected the infiltration and Qassam snipers opened fire at the invading troops causing panic in the ranks of invading troops who withdrew shortly afterwards and military helicopters were seen evacuating the dead and wounded, according to the spokesman.
The Qassam Brigades claims responsibility for the killing of two IOF soldiers