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Hamas will shock IOF in any ground invasion as it did in Al-Aqsa Flood

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen
  • 21 Oct 2023 17:28
4 Min Read

A Hamas spokesperson says before the siege, about 500 trucks carrying various goods would cross the Rafah border crossing daily, compared to only twenty trucks today.

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  • Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Occupied Palestine, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP)
    Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, occupied Palestine, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 (AP)

Hamas Spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanou, told Al Mayadeen, that if the Israeli occupation dares follow through with its threats of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Resistance will shock the Israeli occupation forces just as it shocked them in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.

The Palestinian Resistance, said al-Qanou, has the capabilities to thwart this ground attack, indicating that this being a known issue, the occupation appears to be rethinking this step.

"لدى المقاومة إمكانيات ستمكنها من إفشال الدخول البري للاحتلال الإسرائيلي إلى #غزة. وهو بدأ يعيد التفكير في هذه الخطوة"

المتحدث باسم حركة حماس في غزة عبد اللطيف القانوع لـ #الميادين #طوفان_الأقصى #الثورة_الكبرى #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/nYqyOqHg7s

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 21, 2023

Al-Qanou also stressed that while the West appears to grant the foreign captives being held in the Gaza Strip a great deal of attention, there are clear double standards when it comes to the two million Palestinians suffering under the ongoing Israeli aggression.

"الغرب حريص على إطلاق رهائن أجنبية ولا يبالي بأكثر من مليوني شخص رازحين تحت العدوان في غزة".

المتحدث باسم حركة حماس في غزة عبد اللطيف القانوع لـ #الميادين#طوفان_الأقصى #الثورة_الكبرى
#فلسطين #غزة pic.twitter.com/x2DsyfMlKt

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) October 21, 2023

Regarding the issue of the entry of only 20 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip today through the Rafah border crossing, al-Qanou indicated that before the aggression and the tightening of the siege, about 500 trucks loaded with various goods were entering Gaza on a daily basis.

Meanwhile, the representative of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, called for the permanent opening of the Rafah crossing and the delivery of food supplies around the clock to the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli aggression for about two weeks now. 

Hamdan stressed the need to urgently bring fuel into the Gaza Strip so that hospitals do not turn into mass graves.

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He added that Hamas will work with all mediators to implement the movement's decision to close the civilian file of non-military captives if appropriate security conditions are available.

Hamdan called for tomorrow, Sunday, to be a day of global solidarity with the children of Gaza, who constitute 40% of the martyrs of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Rafah border opens for first trucks carrying aid to Gaza

Sources revealed on Saturday that the Rafah border crossing has opened to allow the entry of the first trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza from Egypt. Among the aid packages are medical supplies and other things not specified yet. 

While the Rafah gate was expected to open on Friday to allow the humanitarian aid in, it did not despite the dire need for it, as reported by CNN, according to numerous sources. 

“I would not put money on those trucks going through tomorrow,” one source familiar with the discussions told CNN.

American officials said that the situation is still volatile, explaining that roads need repair on the Egyptian side of the crossing, in addition to concerns about ensuring the sustainability of deliveries.

The source said that it’s “a really volatile situation,” adding that “these people have been waiting for food, for medicine, and water. If they’re told 20 trucks are coming in and we don’t know when is next it’s going to create a really dangerous situation. If I were in that situation, if I didn’t think there would be more trucks, I’d do everything I could to get what’s inside.”

Sputnik reported on Friday that around 200 trucks with humanitarian aid were waiting for the border to open.

This comes as tonnes of supplies, including food, medication, water purification equipment, hygiene items, and blankets, continue to accumulate at El Arish airport in Egypt's Sinai region, yet only twenty trucks were allowed in.

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