Palestinian Resistance continues fight amid extensive Israeli assault
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The Palestinian Resistance is fighting tooth and nail against the Israeli occupation after a ceasefire deal was announced as the occupation's aggression protracts.
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Al-Qassam Brigades lure in an Israeli special force into an ambush west of the Jabalia refugee camp, the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestine (Military media)
As the battle of al-Aqsa Flood enters its 468th day and a ceasefire in Gaza is set to take effect on Sunday, Palestinian resistance factions continue attacking Israeli forces across various areas, including Jabalia in the north and the Netzarim axis southwest of Gaza City.
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, launched 60mm mortar shells at Israeli forces and equipment stationed in central Jabalia refugee camp. The brigades also managed to seize control of an Israeli Evo Max drone before it could carry out its offensive mission in the northern Gaza Strip.
The faction's military media released footage documenting strikes on Israeli soldiers and vehicles in Beit Hanoun and their shelling of the Nir Am settlement with 107mm rockets.
#بالفيديو | مشاهد من دك مجاهدي #سرايا_القدس بحمم الهاون جنود وآليات الاحتلال المتوغلين في بيت حانون وقصف مغتصبة "نيرعام" بعدد من صواريخ 107.#طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/GYGP0o392A
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 16, 2025
Joint efforts ongoing
Al-Quds Brigades also carried out coordinated operations with the Martyr Omar Qassem Forces, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), shelling Israeli positions and vehicles along the Netzarim axis. The operation was captured in footage shared by the resistance media.
#بالفيديو | سرايا #القدس تعرض مشاهد من دك مجاهديها وقوات الشهيد عمر القاسم بحمم الهاون تموضعات جنود وآليات العدو على امتداد محور "نتساريم" جنوب مدينة #غزة.#طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/VJ1GV4ms1V
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 16, 2025
Separately, the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, shelled an Israeli command and control center at the Abu Urayban site in Netzarim with heavy mortar rounds.
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes continued to devastate the territory, killing dozens.
Gaza's Health Ministry reported on Thursday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 72 people since the ceasefire deal was announced. Ministry officials noted that this figure included only bodies transported to two hospitals in Gaza City and warned that the actual death toll was likely higher.
"Yesterday was a bloody day, and today is bloodier," said Zaher al-Wahedi, head of the ministry's registration department.
Netanyahu stalling ceasefire
This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting internal pressures in light of the ceasefire deal. His key far-right allies have expressed strong opposition to the deal even though it would get the captives out of Gaza.
Police Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has publicly rejected the agreement, while Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionism party, voiced his concerns on X late Wednesday. Smotrich called the deal "bad and dangerous” for the Israeli occupation and demanded "absolute certainty" that the military could resume operations in Gaza if necessary.
The departure of Ben Gvir's and Smotrich's factions from Netanyahu's coalition would destabilize the government, potentially leading to early elections, which is enough incentive for him to keep genociding Palestinians.
