BREAKING: Soldiers seriously injured as IDF forces foil abduction attempt
IDF forces repel an attack by a Hamas terrorist cell on a military outpost in Khan Yunis.
Newsrael News Desk 20.08.2025
At approximately 9 a.m., operatives emerged from a tunnel near an IDF post and launched an attack, firing RPGs and machine guns at the Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit as they advanced toward the encampment.
IDF soldiers returned fire, killing at least eight attackers near the post, while others likely escaped back through the tunnel, according to the investigation.
A drone strike was deployed against the operatives, though the number of casualties from the airstrike remains unclear.
The IDF continues to search the area for the remaining gunmen, who are believed to have intended to abduct soldiers.
This incident is a rare instance of a sizable group of operatives targeting an IDF post. Last month, a similar attack by at least 12 gunmen targeted an IDF logistics road in Khan Younis.
IDF soldiers returned fire, killing at least eight attackers near the post, while others likely escaped back through the tunnel, according to the investigation.
A drone strike was deployed against the operatives, though the number of casualties from the airstrike remains unclear.
The IDF continues to search the area for the remaining gunmen, who are believed to have intended to abduct soldiers.
This incident is a rare instance of a sizable group of operatives targeting an IDF post. Last month, a similar attack by at least 12 gunmen targeted an IDF logistics road in Khan Younis.
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