Gaza's Resistance goes on for 14th day; Hamas reveals tactical details

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media + Al Mayadeen
20 Oct 2023 20:10

Various Resistance factions announced that they have carried out attacks on Israeli occupation soldiers and settlements, showing that the Resistance remains steadfast in its confrontation with the occupation.

The Palestinian Resistance fires rockets toward occupied territories after Israeli warplanes targeted residential areas in central Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on October 19, 2023 (AP)

The Palestinian Resistance continues to target Israeli occupation sites and settlements for the fourteenth consecutive day since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was launched on October 7.

A list of launches by the Palestinian Resistance on October 20

Al-Quds Brigades:

A salvo of rockets was launched at around 2:00 PM (local time) towards occupied al-Quds in response to Israeli crimes against civilians.
Another barrage of rockets was launched was launched at "Sderot" in the afternoon. The occupation settlement is just a few kilometers away from the Gaza Strip and has been a main target of the Resistance.
The barrage coincided with rocket-assisted artillery being launched at groupings of Israeli occupation soldiers in "Meflasim" in Gaza's Envelope.

Al-Qassam Brigades:

Hamas' military wing targeted "Sderot" with a barrage of rockets in the morning.
The group later targeted occupied Asdod with rocket fire at noon.
This attack coincided with the targeting of a grouping of IOF troops in "Kfar Azza" in Gaza's Envelope.
An hour later al-Qassam announced that they launched a barrage of rockets towards occupied al-Quds.

PFLP and DFLP:

Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades targeted several Israeli military groupings and military sites using mortar shells.
The National Resistance Brigades also targeted the "Kissufim" military site with a number of mortar shells.

Al-Qassam reveals Drones used to target Mekava tanks

Al-Qassam Brigades also released a video showcasing a 6-rotor powered drone, popularly known as an Agro Drones, that became famous during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

#WATCH | Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media published a video showcasing previous drills in which they utilized a vertical takeoff drone to drop anti-armor munition over a mockup target.#Gaza #Palestine pic.twitter.com/J4pVfwYHSO
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 20, 2023

The remote-controlled drone can relay real-time video footage to its operator. Al-Qassam Brigades' engineers attached their newly unveiled Al-Yassin shell, which is a replica of the PG-7VR charge.

Al-Yassin is a dual/tandem charge, which means that it has two stages of detonation. The first explosive is a 64 mm charge while the second is a 105 mm charge. This type of munition has proven its worth on several occasions. In an earlier video released by the Brigades, a successful release of the tandem charge dealt a critical blow to an Israeli Merkava tank.

من المستبعد أن تستطيع الدبابة صد قذيفة بزاوية ٩٠، كما يبدو من هذه الرمية المباركة حتى ولو زودت بقفص، خصوصا وأن الرمية في هذه اللقطة تمت من قذيفة RPG-7VR، او ياسين من عيار ١٠٥، وهي قذيفة تاندوم قادرة بالنسخة الروسية على خرق حوالي ٦٠٠ ملم حديد، فلا أتخيل بأن هكذا درع ينفع معها.⬅️ pic.twitter.com/qOIL4YdbKf
— Ali Jezzini (@Aly_jezzini) October 16, 2023

Israeli losses mount

So far, around 1,400 Israelis have been killed by the Resistance's retaliatory fire. Moreover, 301 injuries were transferred to Israeli hospitals on Thursday, 48 of which were severely injured.

The spokesperson of the Israeli occupation forces said that 203 families were informed that members of their families are being held captive in Gaza, adding that there remain 100 missing settlers.

The Israeli occupation's Security Minister, Yoav Gallant, told soldiers positioned outside the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that a ground invasion of the Strip "will happen soon."

The Israeli military and political command had previously set the objective of "uprooting Hamas" as a sufficient "response" to the defeat that the Israeli military suffered on October 7. However, the Israeli occupation forces have been engaged in ongoing battles on the Northern Front where Hezbollah and other factions launch continuous attacks against military and intelligence sites, forcing the occupation to allocate a significant sum of assets in northern occupied Palestine.

Furthermore, the occupation also fell into the line of fire of Resistance fighters in the Nour Shams Refugee Cap in Tulkarm, the occupied West bank.

At least one occupation officer was killed while 9 others were injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted an armored vehicle on Wednesday.