Qassam Brigades says its fighters killed 3 Israeli soldiers in north Gaza

Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has said its fighters killed three Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza's Beita Lahia.

In a statement on Telegram, the group said its fighters "managed to kill three Zionist soldiers at point-blank range in the vicinity of Abbas Kilani roundabout, north of Beit Lahia city".

The besieged Beit Lahia, along with Jabalia and Beit Hanoun, have been subjected to a month-long Israeli incursion, which has left thousands without access to food, water and medicals supplies as Israeli forces have cut off aid to the region.

More than 2,000 Palestinians, mostly women, children and the elderly, have been killed since it began on 5 October, Palestinian officials say.