PIJ military West Bank chief says all factions to fight as one unit
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The Palestinian Resistance factions vow to fight earnestly and as a united front against the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank as in Gaza.
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Palestinian civil defense workers clear the rubble from a damaged house following an Israeli military operation in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarm, August 30, 2024 (AP)
The commander of the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, affirmed that the faction was working in unison with all Resistance forces in Operation Terror of the Camps just as they are doing in Operation al-Aqsa Flood in the Gaza Strip.
In statements published on the official Telegram channel of the al-Quds Brigades, the West Bank commander addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of the occupation, stating, "It is too late to quash the Resistance project in the West Bank."
He emphasized that "there are cells spread across all cities and camps, now operating under the formations of the al-Quds Brigades and the resistance." He further warned the occupation, saying, "We will see what will happen in the coming days with the soldiers and vehicles currently invading the cities of Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm."
The commander also highlighted that the martyrdom of Tulkarm Brigade commander Mohammad Jaber, known as Abu Shujaa, along with other resistance fighters, "will only stoke the flames of resistance." He pointed out that the number of people joining the resistance increases with each martyr.
He also touched on the recent joint martyrdom operation carried out by the al-Quds Brigades and the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Tel Aviv, describing it as "an important message that everyone should heed, particularly since this operation will not be the last."
"The blood of al-Quds Brigades fighters in the West Bank, Gaza, Damascus, and Lebanon today mixes to confirm that the battlefield is one and that victory and martyrdom are our unwavering choices," he concluded.
Israeli forces launch wide-scale aggression on West Bank
Israeli occupation forces launched an aggression, expected to be the largest in 22 years, on several governorates in the occupied West Bank late on Tuesday night.
The Israeli military command said that its forces had initiated a "wide-scale operation" in the governates of Tulkarm and Jenin, targeting Resistance fighters.
More than a dozen Palestinians have been martyred since the start of the incursion on Jenin and four others in a nearby village according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Palestinian resistance forces in the West Bank are actively resisting the ongoing Israeli onslaught on the northern region.
The al-Qassam Brigades reported that they had successfully ambushed Israeli soldiers, inflicting significant losses in the cities of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas during the Israeli offensive in the northern West Bank. They pledged to reveal more details in the coming days.
In a separate attack, the al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli military vehicle in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin with a powerful explosive device, causing casualties among the soldiers.
The al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Battalion also confirmed that it continues to engage Israeli forces in fierce battles, targeting them with heavy gunfire.
Heated confrontations taking place
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades also reported intense confrontations against Israeli occupation forces across various combat zones in Jenin city and its refugee camp, using machine guns and explosive devices. They engaged in a fierce battle against an Israeli special forces unit that infiltrated the town of Zababdeh, east of Jenin, using machine guns.
In the eastern part of Jenin, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades trapped an Israeli unit in an ambush, detonating a powerful explosive device and engaging them with machine gun fire. The fighters claimed to have inflicted direct injuries on Israeli soldiers, as they reported hearing their screams.
Further south in the city, the al-Quds Brigades and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades engaged in fierce confrontations against Israeli forces in the Jabariyat neighborhood, using machine guns and explosive devices.
Elsewhere, the Mujahideen Brigades directly engaged Israeli forces in Jenin, targeting them with gunfire and detonating several explosive devices on Haifa Street in Jenin.
The confrontations between Resistance fighters and Israeli forces have also spread to Nablus, where the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades engaged in intense fighting with Israeli troops during their raid on the Balata refugee camp, east of the city.
In Beita, south of Nablus, confrontations erupted between Resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Jabal Sbeih. Meanwhile, in Qalqilya, Resistance fighters confronted Israeli forces at the northern entrance to the city, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.
