According to a report by Al Jazeera, The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported multiple ambushes on Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the Shujayea neighborhood of Gaza City, which was invaded last week.
The group claimed that its fighters lured Israeli soldiers into a "tight ambush" and engaged in a firefight, killing and wounding several.
In a statement, the Qassam Brigades said its fighters "monitored the helicopter landing to evacuate them." The group also claimed to have fired a SAM 7 missile toward an Israeli-operated Apache helicopter in the skies of Shujayea, although it did not report a hit.
Additionally, the Qassam Brigades said it fired rockets at Israeli positions near Gaza City and successfully hit three Merkava tanks with anti-armour explosives.
The intense fighting has left many civilians displaced, with thousands fleeing the area in search of safer grounds.
Since the beginning of the war over 39,000 Palestinians has been killed and several injured according to Gaza run health ministry.