Resistance foils Israeli incursion in Gaza, forcing withdrawal
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The Palestinian Resistance has executed ambushes on three axes of the Gaza Strip, dealing heavy casualties among enemy lines.
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Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 victory, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine, on July 19, 2023. (AFP)
Hamas confirmed that the Palestinian Resistance foiled an Israeli ground offensive attempting to invade the Gaza Strip on three axes of the Strip on Saturday.
The Resistance movement revealed that the Palestinian Resistance lured intruding forces into several ambushes, leading to casualties among enemy lines.
It added that the Resistance used the 9M133 Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, as well as al-Yassin propelled tandem grenades to thwart the Israeli armored attack.
It is worth noting that al-Yassin munitions are locally produced replicas of the Russian PG-7VR charge, which had been battle-tested on October 7, proving their effectiveness against Israeli Merkava tanks.
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US advises against full ground invasion
Moreover, the Israeli Walla! news website reported that Lieutenant General James Glynn, the commander for manpower and reserve affairs of the United States Marine Corps, arrived in occupied Palestine this week.
The US military official advised Israeli officials against a full ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli Channel 12.
The Israeli media outlet also reported that the US military has distanced itself from military decisions made by the occupation.
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IOF faced tough fighters
Ali Baraka, Hamas' chief of external relations told Al Mayadeen, that the Israeli occupation's incursion into the Gaza Strip failed on the three axes, adding that the occupation forces faced solid and cohesive resistance.
Baraka revealed that the Israeli occupation's command sought to test the waters for a wider invasion of the Strip. However, its forces were met with tough fighters who pushed back on the intruders and dealt them heavy losses.
He also revealed that the occupation called in its helicopters to transport injured and dead soldiers out of the battlefield.
No negotiations before aggression ends
Earlier on Saturday Osama Hamdan, the representative of Hamas in Lebanon, told Al Mayadeen that Resistance fighters continue to confront Israeli occupation military units trying to advance into the Strip, adding that Zionist forces are suffering confirmed casualties
Hamdan considered that the current events raise a big question in the face of whoever "thought they could make peace with this enemy," stressing that those carrying weapons in the name of "Palestinian legitimacy" must point them at the Israeli occupation.
"The peoples of our nation are alive despite oppression and attempts to divert their compass toward [inner] conflicts," the Hamas senior official said, pointing out that Americans are starting to realize that "all attempts at normalization collapsed with the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood."
Conveying the stance of al-Qassam Brigades, Hamdan affirmed that "there will be no negotiations regarding Israeli captives until the (Israeli) aggression [against Gaza] ends."
On Washington's statements, he said they do not diminish the extent of the United States' involvement in the aggression against Gaza, and unless the US administration stops its political, financial, and arms support for the enemy, "it is complicit in shedding every drop of blood in Palestine."
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