Al-Qassam, al-Quds Brigades detail series of Gaza operations in July
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Al-Qassam and al-Quds Brigades detail fresh operations in Gaza City and Khan Younis, striking Merkava tanks and D9 bulldozers and revealing that 50+ Israeli vehicles destroyed.
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Al-Qassam Brigades fighters take position ahead of the planned release of Israeli captives set to be handed over to the Red Cross in al-Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on Feb. 22, 2025. (AP)
The military wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) announced a series of operations targeting Israeli forces and military vehicles across several areas of the Gaza Strip, inflicting significant damage and casualties.
Al-Qassam operations in Gaza City
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said its fighters carried out multiple operations in al-Mansoura Street in the al-Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
On Tuesday, fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with a locally produced tandem charge rocket-propelled grenade (RPGs), known as Yassin-105, while earlier operations were conducted in July.
List of operations conducted in July
On July 4, a Merkava tank was also targeted with a Yassin 105 shell. A day later, fighters struck a house where a number of Israeli soldiers had taken cover, firing three anti-personnel RPGs, causing deaths and injuries.
On July 9, al-Qassam snipers targeted three Israeli soldiers, killing and wounding them.
On July 16, the brigades targeted an Israeli command and control site with machine guns, an anti-personnel shell, and a “Rajoum” rocket.
On July 25, fighters targeted a Merkava tank and two D9 military-grade bulldozers using tandem-charge shells and Yassin 105 munitions.
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Joint operation with al-Quds Brigades
In a joint attack with the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, al-Qassam said its fighters bombarded a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles with mortar shells on Monday in the al-Satr al-Gharbi area, north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The al-Quds Brigades also announced the destruction of an Israeli military vehicle by detonating a high-explosive “Thaqeb” device during an incursion into al-Arnab Street in the al-Katiba area of central Khan Younis.
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Destruction of over 50 Israeli military vehicles
A field commander in the al-Quds Brigades said Resistance fighters inflicted heavy losses on Israeli forces following their partial withdrawal from eastern Gaza in recent days.
The area had been prepared with “Thaqeb” and “Zelzal” improvised explosive devices, in addition to repurposed munitions left by Israeli forces.
According to the commander, more than 52 Israeli military vehicles were destroyed in al-Shujaiya, al-Tuffah, and al-Zaytoun neighborhoods using explosives and shells. Fighters inspected craters and remnants of armored vehicles in the prepared combat zones.
He noted that many vehicle demolitions have not yet been announced due to the inability to reach and document some of the areas. The commander stressed that the outcome proves the Israeli military suffered a painful blow during its eastern Gaza incursion, vowing that the al-Quds Brigades will continue their combat operations.
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