Hamas to families of IOF soldiers taken in 2014: Do you remember them?
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The Palestinian Resistance group says it had lost contact with the group responsible for four Israeli soldiers captured during the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014.
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Israeli soldiers captured by the Palestinian Resistance Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades during the 2014 war on Gaza - in order: Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed, Oron Shaul, and Hadar Goldin (Screengrab from al-Qassam Military Media video)
Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades stated on Saturday that it lost contact with one of its groups in Gaza, in charge of the affairs of four Israeli soldiers captured during the 2014 Israeli war on the Strip.
The Resistance group revealed this incident in a video featuring a recorded message directed to the families of the captured soldiers, titled "Time is passing... and running out."
In the short clip, al-Qassam addressed the families saying that 10 years have passed since the soldiers were captured, while "[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's government has neglected your sons and did not bring them back. Unfortunately, contact with the cell responsible for them has been lost."
The video also showed the pictures and names of the 4 Israelis, who are; Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed, Oron Shaul, and Hadar Goldin.
#كتائب_القسام تنشر رسالة بعنوان "الوقت ينفد"#غزة #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/3gGO9hKU1p
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 13, 2024
The steadfast Resistance
The Palestinian Resistance continues to resiliently confront the Israeli invasion of Gaza despite the brutal bombardment, fiercely fighting across the Strip for almost 100 days.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported ongoing confrontations between the Resistance and Israeli forces in al-Bureij and Nuseirat camps, as well as in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The Resistance's group operations were significantly concentrated in the east and in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which is witnessing violent Israeli attempts to advance.
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Al-Qassam Brigades announced on Saturday that its Resistance fighters were able to target an Israeli helicopter with a surface-to-air missile while it was flying in the skies, east of Khan Younis.
In a separate statement, the group confirmed that its fighters killed two Israeli soldiers in the region after dealing with them from point blank.
Furthermore, al-Qassam announced targeting four Israeli Merkava tanks and an armored personnel carrier with al-Yassin 105 shells. The group also revealed that its fighters used the Shawaz heavy explosive against an Israeli military bulldozer and hit two Israeli Merkava with IEDs.
Read more: IOF extensively bulldoze in central Gaza to create 'buffer zone'
Moreover, the group's Resistance fighters detonated an anti-personnel IED in an Israeli infantry unit, confirming casualties among the targeted force. Another 4-man unit was targeted with an IED while it was advancing in the area.
Al-Qassam also announced targeting an Israeli military convoy and soldiers with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
The control of northern Gaza
Almost two weeks following Israeli claims that northern Gaza became under the complete control of the occupation forces, al-Qassam released footage of launching a rocket barrage from the northern part of the Strip toward Gaza Envelope settlements.
The Brigades also engaged in heavy confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the Beit Lahia axis, northwestern Gaza.
#بالفيديو | مشاهد من إطلاق رشقة صاروخية من شمالي قطاع #غزة باتجاه الأراضي المحتلة#طوفان_الأقصى #الثورة_الكبرى pic.twitter.com/hnLN3N6vG3
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 13, 2024
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Al-Qassam released footage of its fighters confronting Israeli military vehicles and soldiers who were attempting to infiltrate the city of Khan Younis.
The video reveals Resistance fighters targeting Israeli tanks and APCs using al-Yassin 105 shells from close range. Additionally, it depicts the detonation of the hand-planted "Fidai" explosive after placing it on an Israeli tank and targeting occupation soldiers with anti-personnel RPG grenades.
#شاهد.. مشاهد من التحام مجاهدي #القسام مع جنود وآليات العدو في محاور مدينة #خان_يونس جنوب قطاع #غزة.#فلسطين #كتائب_القسام #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/jdQa57LRhc
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 13, 2024
