Al-Qassam targets 12 IOF soldiers in one hit, strikes 'Tel Aviv'
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Resistance forces in Gaza are showing no signs that they are weakened by the brutal Israeli war on the Strip, which has entered its 12th week.
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Rockets fired from northern Gaza toward occupation settlements on October 30, 2023 (AFP)
Palestinian Resistance factions continue to confront invading Israeli occupation forces across the Gaza axes, while also striking "Tel Aviv", settlements, and Israeli military sites with rocket barrages despite the war entering its 12th week.
Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for targeting "Tel Aviv" multiple times with rocket barrages in response to the Israeli massacres against innocent civilians in Gaza.
The operations show that, despite the occupation's claims and objectives to "eradicate" the Resistance, ground developments are revealing that this is not the case, with no signs that this will change shortly.
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Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades announced on Tuesday that its fighters have been engaged in fierce battles with invading Israeli forces in the heart of Khan Younis and al-Shujaiya neighborhood since the early hours of the morning.
Tal al-Zaatar, east of Jabalia, also witnessed heavy confrontations with occupation soldiers, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
The Resistance group stated that its fighters targeted an Israeli Hummer vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood north of Gaza, resulting in the killing and wounding of all its occupants after it was completely engulfed in flames. As the IOF attempted to rush to the attacked unit, the fighters struck the rescue force with an anti-personnel missile, the statement added.
Furthermore, the group confirmed that the total Israeli casualties in the neighborhood were 12 soldiers dead and wounded. Al-Qassam Brigades also announced the targeting of an Israeli military bulldozer and the killing of its driver in the Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood.
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On its part, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement's al-Quds Brigades announced shelling a gathering of Israeli occupation forces in the east of Khan Younis axes with rocket barrages and heavy-caliber mortars.
The Resistance group confirmed direct casualties among the targeted Israeli forces, noting that the Israeli helicopters intervened to transport the wounded.
A site for Israeli military reinforcements in al-Zanna area, east of Khan Younis, was also attacked with a barrage of mortar shells, the Brigades added.
Earlier today, the Israeli occupation forces' spokesperson announced that two Israeli officers were killed in northern Gaza, bringing the total of Israeli soldiers and officers killed in the Strip since the start of the invasion to 131.
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Both officers are reservists, one of whom is a major seargent in the 551st Paratroopers Brigade's 6651st Battalion, while the other is the deputy platoon commander and a captain in the Yahalom unit, which is a special force of combat engineers, currently tasked with discovering and dismantling the Palestinian Resistance's tunnels.
The occupation has so far admitted to 463 soldiers killed in and around Gaza since October 7, by far the largest death toll the occupation has experienced in all its previous aggressions on the Strip.
