Qassam Brigades fighters have targeted a group of Israeli soldiers east of the southern town of al-Qarara, Al Jazeera quotes the armed wing of Hamas saying.

The attack took place on May 31, the group said in a statement published on Telegram.

Separately on the same day, the Israeli military’s Ein al-Thalatha site east of the city was targeted with three short-range Rajum missiles, it added without reporting on the results.

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