As the Palestinian Resistance continues confronting the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip for the 335th day of the genocide, the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, announced the targeting of an Israeli Merkava tank with a Shawaz explosive device in southernmost Street 8 in the al-Zaytun neighborhood in Gaza City, northern Gaza. 

The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, in turn, targeted Israeli supply lines along the Netzarim Axis in the northeastern central district with a salvo of K132 shells using the Nasr System. 

The Brigades also engaged occupation soldier gatherings in the eastern area of the central district with a barrage of Asef 122-caliber missiles, also using the Nasr System, achieving direct hits. 

Meanwhile, the al-Ansar Brigades, the military wing of the Freedom movement, published footage of the targeting of settlements in the Gaza envelope. 

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A few days ago, Israeli media cited a security source confirming that "Hamas has successfully restored its capabilities in the northern Gaza Strip."

Reports indicate that an estimated 3,000 Hamas fighters "have resumed operations in the northern Gaza Strip and are actively working to enhance the organization's operational capabilities."

These estimates suggest that the issue involves Hamas recruiting new members in recent months, rather than transferring fighters from the southern to the northern part of the Gaza Strip. That said, senior officials in the security and military establishment have stated that a large-scale incursion into the northern Gaza Strip is becoming inevitable.