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On the 163rd day of the war, the Palestinian Resistance continues engaging in fierce confrontations with Israeli occupation forces at several points in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, after limited incursions.

Palestinian media reported Sunday evening ongoing intense battles between the Resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces inside the western camp in Khan Younis.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, delivered an illustrated video message to "Israel" concerning captives held in Gaza, titled "The Israeli Nazi entity tastes its captive soldiers taste from the same cup it tastes to our people."

The illustration depicts the tragic situation endured by the Palestinian people in besieged Gaza from killing, destruction, and starvation due to ongoing Israeli aggression, which is simultaneously affecting captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in the Strip.

"إسرائيل" النازية تذيق جنودها الأسرى من نفس الكأس الذي تذيقه لشعبنا.#الوقت_ينفد#حكومتكم_تكذب #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/23XS2N2vWg

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 17, 2024

Meanwhile, al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, announced that its fighters attacked an Israeli occupation soldiers' position east of the central governorate with a barrage of mortar shells.

The Brigades also confirmed that its Resistance fighters shot down an Israeli Sky Lark reconnaissance drone while on a spying operation east of Gaza City.

On its part, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, in a brief statement, affirmed that its fighters engaged in fierce confrontations with raiding Israeli occupation soldiers in the advancement axis in Khan Younis city.

The statement mentioned that the Resistance fighters attacked an Israeli occupation soldiers' position in the eastern axis of the central governorate with heavy caliber mortar shells.

Joint Operations

As part of the joint operations between different Resistance factions, martyr Omar al-Qassem Forces, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attacked with short-range missiles Israeli occupation forces' gatherings in the south of Gaza City.

#بالفيديو | مشاهد من العملية المشتركة التي نفذها مقاتلو كتائب الأقصى وقوات الشهيد عمر القاسم من استهداف تجمع لجنود الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في جنوب مدينة #غزة بصواريخ قصيرة المدى. #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/Yk12SmK5Er

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 17, 2024

Abu Khaled, the spokesperson for martyr Omar al-Qassam Forces, confirmed that the Resistance fighters engaged Israeli occupation forces on the advancement axes in Hamad City northwest of Khan Younis, with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

He also confirmed that the Forces engaged an Israeli military vehicle with a B7 shell, achieving a direct hit and inflicting casualties among its crew.

The spokesperson announced that, in cooperation with al-Mujahideen Brigades, al-Quds Brigades, and al-Hussaini groups, martyr Omar al-Qassam Forces attacked positions of the Israeli occupation forces south of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City with barrages of B107 rockets, achieving direct hits and causing confirmed casualties among the occupation soldiers.

Abu Khaled mentioned that the artillery unit in Martyr Omar al-Qassam Forces attacked Israeli occupation soldiers' positions northeast of Juhr al-Dik with short-range rockets, achieving direct hits and inflicting significant damage on the raiding forces.

Moreover, martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades published scenes showing its artillery unit attacking the Israeli "Nahal Oz" site east of the Gaza Strip with 60-caliber mortar shells.

#بالفيديو | وحدة المدفعية في كتائب الشهيد أبو علي مصطفى تستهدف موقع "ناحل عوز" الإسرائيلي شرقي #غزة بقذائف الهاون النظامي عيار 60 رداً على جرائم الاحتلال بحق شعبنا. #الميادين pic.twitter.com/17jStdTILc

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) March 17, 2024

As the Palestinian Resistance factions continue to repel the raiding Israeli occupation forces' incursions into the Strip, the Israeli military confirmed that the number of its troops killed since the start of the war now stands at 592, including 249 during the ground invasion of Gaza.

It is worth mentioning that earlier on Sunday, the Israeli occupation military also confirmed the killing of a platoon commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, pointing out that he was killed during battles with the Palestinian Resistance on October 7 and his body was allegedly taken to the Gaza Strip.

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