Israeli soldiers 'dead, wounded or captured' in Gaza fighting, says Hamas

Hamas's military wing captured Israeli soldiers during fighting in the Gaza Strip late on Saturday, according to an official spokesman for the group.

In a rare late-night recorded statement published on the group's Telegram channel, Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Al Qassam brigades, said that Hamas fighters had clashed with an Israeli force in the northern Gaza Strip near a tunnel entrance in Jabalia refugee camp.

He said all members of the Israeli force were left either "dead, wounded or captured".

He did not say how many were captured and whether they were dead or alive.

Middle East Eye could not independently verify the claim, but Al Jazeera Arabic released a video which appeared to confirm the incident.

In a statement, the Israeli military denied Al Qassam's claims, saying: "There is no incident in which a soldier was abducted."