An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were injured in a clash with Hamas in Shuja'iyya.

An Israeli soldier was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday during clashes between the resistance and the occupation army in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, a day after three Israeli soldiers were killed in Jabalia.

Israeli news websites reported that a Hamas drone threw a grenade at soldiers in Shuja'iyya, amid ongoing violent clashes.

It noted that military helicopters had landed at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, after announcing earlier that helicopters were on their way to evacuate wounded soldiers from the Gaza Strip.

She pointed out that "the Air Force is providing air cover for the army" in the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Mohammed Qreiqeh, reported that clashes broke out in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, confirming that Israeli helicopters were flying over the area, while Israeli artillery shelling targeted the Shuja'iyya neighborhood and the eastern areas of Gaza City.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Palestine, Elias Karam, said the Israeli army is imposing a severe media blackout on the new security incident, citing information indicating that a Palestinian drone threw a bomb at an Israeli military force.

Later, Israeli news websites confirmed that a Hamas drone had dropped a bomb on soldiers in Shuja'iyya, amid ongoing violent clashes.

According to Karam, 15 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 56 others injured since Israel resumed its war on the Gaza Strip on March 18.

These developments on the ground come just hours after the Israeli army announced the deaths of three soldiers during Monday's fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.

Regarding this incident, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an investigation into the killing of three soldiers in Jabalia, stating that "there are active tunnels in destroyed buildings that the army has deemed cleared."

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Monday that its fighters had engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli occupation forces at point-blank range east of Jabalia camp, noting that Israeli soldiers had been killed and wounded.

Earlier this month, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said he had instructed his forces to expand the scope of the military operation to include additional areas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip.

According to official data, the number of Israeli army casualties since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has reached 861, including 416 since the start of the Israeli ground military operation at the end of the same month.