The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, announced on Wednesday that its fighters carried out a large-scale operation against Israeli occupation forces in the al-Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City, resulting in soldiers being reported killed or missing.

According to details released by the al-Quds Brigades, resistance fighters detonated a house that had been pre-rigged with improvised explosive devices and explosives repurposed from Israeli munitions. The explosion occurred as an Israeli engineering unit entered the building with the intention of preparing it for demolition.

The operation was documented by a Hudhud (Hoopoe) drone, which captured the moment the Israeli force entered the house and the subsequent blast. The al-Quds Brigades asserted that none of the Israeli soldiers survived, declaring them among the dead or missing.

In response, the Israeli occupation launched heavy and unprecedented airstrikes around the area of the operation.

Rocket fire on settlements near Gaza

The al-Quds Brigades also confirmed that its rocket units struck the settlements of Mefalsim and Kfar Saad, in the Gaza envelope, with a salvo of rockets. The group said the attack came in retaliation for ongoing crimes committed by the Israeli regime against Palestinians in Gaza.

In a separate operation carried out earlier this week and announced on Wednesday, the Brigades reported detonating a GBU bomb, a remnant of Israeli munitions, against Israeli vehicles in the al-Zaharna area northwest of Gaza City.

Joint operations with Hamas

The al-Quds Brigades said it also conducted joint operations with Hamas’ military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades. The groups claimed to have shelled an Israeli command-and-control post on the Morag axis south of Khan Younis with heavy mortar fire. Additional mortar shells targeted Israeli troops and vehicles in northern Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, al-Qassam’s military media released footage documenting its fighters targeting Israeli soldiers and vehicles in Gaza City as part of its ongoing Asa Musa (Cane of Moses) operations.

Separately, the Al-Mujahideen Brigades announced that its fighters shelled a gathering of Israeli forces in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City, with 60mm mortar shells on Tuesday.

Escalating operations

On September 28, a tank was struck near the Salahhi Tower in Tal al-Hawa. Fighters also conducted sniper operations, killing an Israeli soldier in al-Tuffah on September 24.

Al-Quds Brigades executed ambush operations, detonating anti-armor devices near al-Quds Hospital and destroying military vehicles in al-Sabra and al-Maghraqa. Fighters also targeted a Merkava tank in Gaza City and wounded an occupation soldier near al-Shati refugee camp.

In addition to ground operations, factions extended the battle beyond the Strip. Rockets were launched at occupied settlements, including Isdud on September 20 and Netivot on September 6. These strikes underscored the factions' ability to challenge Israeli defenses despite the siege.

The Palestinian Resistance continues its response to Israeli aggression, while Hamas and other factions review the Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump, which the movement pledged to study "in good faith."