Fighting intensifies in Gaza; numerous “Israeli” casualties reported by Hamas

Palestine

Published: 2024-05-10 08:42

Last Updated: 2024-10-26 03:34


File photo of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza. (July 20, 2017) (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency)
File photo of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza. (July 20, 2017) (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency)

With the latest “Israeli” incursion into the Palestinian side of Rafah Border Crossing, Hamas reported numerous “Israeli” casualties in resistance operations carried out today.

In statements on their official Telegram channel, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it targeted an “Merkava” tank with the Al-Yassin 105 anti-armor missile in Abu Haloua area east of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.


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A “Merkava 4” tank was reported destroyed also using Al-Yassine 105 south of the Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza city – where fierce clashes between Hamas fighters and the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) also erupted.

An “Israeli” military site was also targeted with the short range “Rajoum” 114mm caliber rocket launcher – Hamas’ statement added.

An IOF Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) was destroyed with Al-Yassin 105 east of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip – in addition to two “Israeli” tanks in the same area.


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Several casualties were reported in the IOF by Al-Qassam after it ambushed an invading enemy unit by detonating a minefield east of Rafah.

Similarly, a “multi-layered” military operation near the Dawah Mosque east of Rafah was conducted, where Al-Qassam fighters targeted “Israeli” soldiers holed up in a fortified building with a Thermobaric Rocket, an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) near the same building, and a gathering of soldiers next to the carrier with an “anti-personnel shell” – according to Al-Qassam.