The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the militant wing of Hamas, attacked Israeli forces near Rafah.
This is reported in the Telegram channel of the group.
The publication says that during the battle, radicals stormed a building in which there were IDF soldiers. A close combat ensued.
In the attack killed 15 soldiers of the army of Israel.
The attack was carried out in the neighbourhood of Et-Tanur, located east of Rafah.
Earlier in the IDF reported the elimination of a “high-ranking terrorist”.