IDF al-Shati
  • Two IDF soldiers were severely injured in a failed attempt to rescue hostages in Gaza.
  • The wounded soldiers were part of a raid on a Hamas compound.
  • The mission "eliminated" Hamas militants, but no hostages were retrieved, the IDF said.

An IDF special forces mission to a Hamas compound in Gaza in an attempt to rescue hostages backfired, The Jerusalem Post reports.

The "intelligence-led" operation failed to free any hostages, and two Israeli soldiers were severely wounded, said The Post.