Israeli Border Police officers ran into a fierce combat zone in Kibbutz Nir Am near the Gaza border to save wounded soldiers pinned under heavy fire from Palestinian terrorists, as shown in footage shared by police on Tuesday.
The Border Police were responding to a report from a battalion commander, whose troops were engaged in a fierce firefight with terrorists near Nir Am.
The officers managed to get through the fighting, engaging with several armed terrorists in the process, and found the wounded soldiers, who were sheltering in a tank as they awaited rescue.
The Border Police were able to evacuate the wounded troops to get them medical treatment.
Operation Swords of Iron: IDF troops battle Hamas terrorists
The incident comes amid increased fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas terrorists following a large-scale incursion from armed Gazan terrorists into Israel. At the time of writing, 123 IDF soldiers have been killed in the fighting.