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Shuja'iyya ambush

2023 military engagement in the Gaza Strip

On December 13, 2023, during the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Hamas fighters did a surprise attack on Israeli soldiers in Shuja'iyya. The attack resulted in the deaths of 10 Israeli soldiers and the Hamas fighters escaped without any loss.

Shuja'iyya ambush
Part of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war
Date13 December 2023
Location
Shuja'iyya, Gaza
Result Hamas victory
Belligerents
 Israel  Hamas
Commanders and leaders
Israel Yitzhak Ben-Bashat †
Israel Tomer Greenberg †[1]		 Hamas Amad Abdullah Ali Qariqa[2]
Units involved

 Israel Defense Forces

Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades
Casualties and losses
10 killed[3]
1 Namer Destroyed		 None[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Gaza: Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Brian Carter (8 December 2023). "The Order of Battle of Hamas' Izz al Din al Qassem Brigades, Part 1: North and Central Gaza". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ambush, Loss of Contact, Abduction Scare | Behind the Battle That Claimed Nine Israeli Soldiers in Northern Gaza Strip". Haaretz.
  4. ↑ "Israel-Hamas war: 10 IDF soldiers killed in fierce Gaza battle". 13 December 2023.


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