Resistance IED kills, wounds 15 Israeli soldiers in Gaza's Khan Younis

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
26 Feb 2024 16:00
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Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades says it detonated an explosive device targeting an Israeli unit of 15 soldiers, resulting in confirmed casualties.

A screengrab shows the moment before an al-Quds Brigades fighter launched an imported tandem RPG charge at a Nemer armored personnel carrier in al-Shujaiya, Gaza, in December, 2023. (al-Quds Brigades military media)

The battlefronts in Gaza continue to witness fierce confrontations and successive resistance operations for over 140 days, with more recent combat against Israeli occupation forces being in the southern regions of the Strip and Gaza City.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Sunday that confrontations are concentrated in the eastern and western areas of the city of Khan Younis, and al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City.

Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters detonated an explosive device, targeting a group of 15 Israeli soldiers inside a house in Abasan al-Kabira in Khan Younis, killing and injuring them.

In a separate statement, the Resistance group revealed that it had struck an Israeli Merkava tank using an al-Yassin 105 charge and opened fire from point-blank range on 4 Israeli soldiers in the same area.

Meanwhile, al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, announced that its fighters successfully sniped an Israeli soldier in the east Khan Younis front.

580 IOF soldiers killed since October 7

Al-Quds Brigades had announced on Sunday that it carried out a significant Resistance operation in the Abasan al-Kabira area.

The Brigades said their fighters targeted an Israeli bulldozer with a Barq-type explosive device, then targeted a Merkava tank with a Tandem shell, eliminating its crew from point-blank range.

Additionally, the group's military media released footage showing the salvos of rockets launched at Israeli military gatherings in the combat zones south of Gaza City.

سرايا القدس تنشر مشاهد من الرشقات الصاروخية التي قصفت بها التحشدات العسكرية الإسرائيلية في محاور التقدم جنوب مدينة #غزة #فلسطين_المحتلة #طوفان_الأقصى #الميادين pic.twitter.com/BM9VQX05he
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In its latest report on Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces admitted that 580 of their soldiers and officers have been killed since October 7, while 240 have been killed since the Israeli military invaded the Gaza Strip in late October 2023.