Gaza Resistance targets Israeli forces in Khan Younis, central areas

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Palestinian Resistance - Military Media
Today 05:37

Palestinian Resistance factions launched coordinated attacks on Israeli forces in Khan Younis and central Gaza, including rocket strikes and the destruction of an armored vehicle.

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Smoke rises from an Israeli occupation forces Merkava tank after al-Qassam Brigades fighters planted an explosive devide into its cabin, killing four troops, in Jabalia, the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on 8 September 2025. (Al-Qassam Brigades/Military Media)

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Wednesday that it fired a number of 107mm rockets at concentrations of Israeli occupation forces near the Murajja junction, south of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the statement, the operation was conducted jointly with al-Mujahideen Brigades fighters, the military wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement.

Al-Quds Brigades fighters destroy Israeli vehicle

Meanwhile, al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ), confirmed that its fighters destroyed an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in the al-Maghraqa area of central Gaza. The group said it used a barrel-shaped explosively formed penetrator (EFP) that had been planted in advance.

Earlier in the day, al-Quds Brigades’ military media released footage showing its fighters shelling Israeli forces and vehicles with mortars in Khan Younis.

Israeli media reports casualties

Israeli media reported that a helicopter landed at Beilinson Hospital to evacuate the wounded, adding that Palestinian Resistance fighters had attempted to target a Merkava tank with an explosive device.

The latest Resistance operations come amid an intensified Israeli aggression in Gaza City, where occupation forces have expanded their ground offensive into densely populated neighborhoods. In recent days, heavy bombardment and house-to-house raids have been reported.