Al-Qassam Brigades launches large attack on Israeli sites from Lebanon

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media
28 Feb 2024 12:53
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Hamas' military wing has launched an attack targeting Israeli military headquarters, causing injuries confirmed by Israeli media reports.

Protesters wearing an al-Qassam Brigades headband protest to demand a ceasefire and declare their support for Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip, outside the headquarters of UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon, February 11, 2024. (AP)

Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon launched large salvos of Grad-type artillery rockets aimed at two Israeli military sites in al-Jalil Panhandle on Wednesday morning.

The Resistance faction said its fighters launched a total of 40 Grad-type rockets at the bases from South Lebanon. The targeted sites are the 769th Territorial Birgades' headquarters in "Kiryat Shmona", named "Camp Gibor" and the "Matar" Barracks near "Beit Hillel".

The operations come in response to Israeli massacres against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the assassination of the leaders in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, a statement released by al-Qassam revealed.

Pictures circulating on social media highlighted the impact of a rocket on a building in "Kiryat Shmona", as Israeli occupation forces arrived at the scene to inspect the damage caused by a rocket's impact.

الأضرار التي وقعت جراء سقوط قذيفة صاروخية في كريات شمونه. pic.twitter.com/aNTicM5deJ
— يونس الزعتري #عين_على_العدو (@YounesZaatari) February 28, 2024

Moreover, Israeli media outlets reported that helicopters belonging to the IOF's Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 landed near Rambam Hospital in occupied Haifa, carrying casualties from the attacked sites.

وبصورولنا الإصابات وهي توصل المستشفيات ♥️ https://t.co/Yjs2NUtceu pic.twitter.com/Tj0id0logX
— ذُلفقار ރ (@THLFQR) February 28, 2024

Continued response

This is the second time that al-Qassam Brigades fighters have executed a rocket launch operation in response to the assassination of the late Deputy Chief of Hamas' Political bureau and Resistance leader martyr Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri and six other leaders and fighters in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, on January 2.

The first response occurred on January 16, when al-Qassam fighters launched 20 rockets from South Lebanon at an Israeli military base in "Liman" near the coast of northern occupied Palestine. At the time, the group also mourned its fighter, Walid Ahmad Hasanayn, who was martyred on the same day of the retaliatory attack.

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah also played a crucial role in responding to the attack, which not only led to the martyrdom of al-Arouri but also violated the security of the Southern Suburb of Beirut. In their own response, Hezbollah fighters launched a total of 62 guided-missile and rockets at the "Meron" Air Traffic Control Base, on the morning of January 6. The attack severely damaged the spyware and radar system equipment and was dubbed a top-tier operation, as the site is located on the highest point in 48' occupied Palestinian territories.