Gaza Resistance targets Israeli soldiers, vehicles, and settlements
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Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza intensify attacks on Israeli forces and settlements amid "Israel’s" ongoing genocidal war on the enclave.
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A drone of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, performs during a rally organized to mark the 35th anniversary of Hamas movement's founding in Gaza City, Wednesday, December 14, 2022. (AP)
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Tuesday that it launched a salvo of Q20 rockets targeting the Israeli settlements of Nir Yitzhak and Mivtahim.
The rockets were fired from an area close to where Israeli military vehicles were operating north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Al-Qassam targets engineering equipment, armored units
On Saturday, June 28, al-Qassam announced its fighters had targeted four Israeli engineering excavators with al-Yassin 105 shells in the town of Aabasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, setting the equipment ablaze.
The group confirmed that its fighters observed casualties among Israeli soldiers at the site and noted that Israeli helicopters landed in the area to evacuate the wounded.
In a separate operation, the al-Qassam fighters also targeted a Merkava tank and a D9 military bulldozer with powerful roadside explosive devices in the same area.
Al-Quds, al-Qassam Brigades conduct joint operations
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, announced two operations on Tuesday against Israeli gatherings and vehicles in Khan Younis.
In a joint operation with al-Qassam, the al-Quds fighters shelled an Israeli military gathering east of Khuza'a, north of Khan Younis, using multiple mortar shells.
In another operation, the group reported detonating a shock-activated explosive device successfully targeting an Israeli military vehicle near Street 5, north of Khan Younis.
Resistance confronts occupation forces amid ongoing genocide
These operations come as the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza continues to repel Israeli incursions, engaging in confrontations and ambushes that have resulted in casualties among occupation forces and damaged their equipment.
The Resistance activity unfolds amid "Israel’s" ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, which includes systematic killing, starvation, siege, and forced displacement, in blatant disregard for international appeals.
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