The Al-Qassam Brigades stated that its fighters were able to engage an Israeli infantry force of 10 soldiers at point-blank range, killing and wounding them east of Rafah.

It also confirmed that it targeted a military vehicle with a "105" Al-Yassin shell north of Awad Tower in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

She added: "We destroyed a Merkava tank with a guided missile on the eastern outskirts of the town of Al-Bayada, killing and wounding its crew."