GAZA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, said on Tuesday its fighters detonated a house booby-trapped with explosives, targeting Israeli soldiers, and engaged in clashes with another Israeli unit in two separate incidents in northern Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp.

In a statement, the brigades said the explosion targeted 11 Israeli soldiers, resulting in deaths and injuries, in the center of Jabalia.

In a separate incident west of Jabalia, the brigades said its fighters killed three Israeli soldiers at close range during clashes with an infantry unit. Helicopters were later seen evacuating casualties, the statement added.

The Israeli military has not immediately commented on the incidents.

Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage.

The health authorities in Gaza said on Tuesday the death toll from Israeli strikes has climbed to 45,059. Enditem

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