The spokespersons for the al-Quds Brigades and al-Mujahideen Brigades, Abu Hamza and Abu Bilal respectively released statements on the 116th day of the Israeli war on Gaza. 

Abu Hamza who addressed ongoing developments via a voice recording stressed that recent threats issued by the "thoughtless war criminal" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will come to no avail.

Moreover, the spokesperson stressed that all attempts to retrieve Israeli captives from the Gaza Strip will end in failure, adding that the decision to let those captives go is in the hands of the Palestinian Resistance.

After addressing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and acknowledging their valiant sacrifices, the spokesperson said that al-Quds Brigades fighters launched a series of operations to avenge the Palestinian people. He pointed to the intricately executed mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli occupation military gatherings, as well as sapper operations and attacks conducted by the Brigades sniper units on Tuesday.

Finally, Abu Hamza sent a message of gratitude to supporting Resistance factions, namely Lebanon's Hezbollah, Yemen, an the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, and all those who resisted the occupation. He then went on to shame all Arab and Islamic regimes and people who did not support the Palestinian people at this critical junction. 

Al-Mujahideen Brigades' operations debunk Israeli claims

Concurrently, the spokesperson for al-Mujahideen Brigades, Abu Bilal, released a statement via the faction's Telegram channel. Abu Bilal said that al-Mujahideen fighters "violently clashed with occupation soldiers" in several areas in the Gaza Strip. He highlighted several rocket launching and mortar shelling operations conducted by the Resistance faction throughout axes of confrontation.

Abu Bilal spoke on Tuesday after al-Mujahideen Brigades fighters announced in multiple statements, successful operations, targeting Israeli occupation soldiers and sites in and around the Gaza Strip.

In his concluding remark, Abu Bilal said that the majority of these operations were conducted in areas that the Israeli occupation's military command had said had come under its control in the past few days, in reference to large areas in the northern Gaza Strip, including Gaza City.

Read more: Al-Quds Brigades, al-Mujahideen Brigades operations

Al-Quds Brigades, al-Qassam Brigades add to the list of operations

Just after Abu Hamza concluded his address, al-Quds Brigades' military media added to the list of operations conducted on Tuesday

The group's fighters launched several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at four Israeli Merkava tanks positioned to the west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Later the group said that it held "fierce clashes" with Israeli occupation infantry forces in the town of Aabsan in the southern Gaza Strip, located just a hundred meters off the separation fence between the besieged territory and occupied '48 territories. The Resistance confirmed that heavy machine guns were deployed in these confrontations.

Mortar units also targeted groupings of Israeli forces to the west of Khan Younis, with 60 mm shells.

Al-Qassam Brigades also announced two successful operations on Tuesday night, saying that its fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with a locally produced 64/105 mm tandem al-Yassin shell and engaged infantry forces who were being escorted by the tank, to the west of Gaza City.

Fighters also shot an al-Yassin RPG at an Israeli Merkava tank in the same area. The group confirmed casualties among the targeted infantry force.

Read more: A list of operations conducted on January 30, 2024