Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported Wednesday that the resistance is engaged in fierce confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the southwestern areas of Khan Younis.

The Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, published scenes of al-Qassam resistance fighters targeting IOF troops and vehicles penetrating the areas of the city of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.

The scenes showed Al-Qassam fighters engaging in a point-blank range with the IOF and preparing a mine that targeted the Israeli forces entering east of the al-Faraheen neighborhood in the Aabasan al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis.

Al-Qassam confirmed that the commander of the 603 reserve battalion, and a member of the IOF were killed in the targeting, with footage confirming their deaths.

The brigades sent a message from the heart of the battle in Khan Younis vowing that whoever wishes to dismantle the resistance is "deluded."

The resistance vowed to destroy any opposing forces "to pieces."

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Meanwhile, the Al-Quds Brigades announced the targeting of occupied Askalan and the illegal Israeli settlements around Gaza with rocket volleys.

The military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine (PIJ) announced the targeting of IOF gatherings and their vehicles in the northern Gaza Strip, with a barrage of mortars in conjunction with the Ansar Brigades.

Our correspondent reported Tuesday that several Palestinian Resistance factions continue to engage in violent confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Aabasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, confirmed that its fighters blew up a house, which had been booby-trapped in advance, against an Israeli infantry force, which led to casualties among the raiding forces, in the al-Satr area, north of the city of Khan Younis.

In the al-Qarara area, also north of Khan Younis, al-Qassam fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava tank and a D9 military bulldozer with al-Yassin 105 shells.

In the same area, the Brigades detonated three booby-trapped tunnels against Israeli forces, leaving its soldiers dead and wounded.

The Resistance fighters also targeted an Israeli Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) with an al-Yassin 105 shell. Immediately after a rescue force arrived at the scene, al-Qassam fighters targeted a second APC with another shell.

In addition, al-Qassam announced that its Resistance fighters captured an Israeli Skylark reconnaissance drone, which was on an intelligence mission east of the al-Zaytun neighborhood, in Gaza City.

566 Israeli soldiers killed since October 7: Israeli media

Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli occupation military confirmed that three of its troops, including a senior officer, were killed in battles with Palestinian Resistance fighters in southern Gaza, raising the death toll among occupation forces to 569 since October 7.

The military identified the killed troops as a Lt. Col. (res.), a Maj. (res.) and a Sgt. First Class, all from the 630th Battalion.

In addition, two Israeli soldiers of the 630th Battalion were seriously injured.

With the announcement, the number of Israeli occupation troops killed since the start of the ground invasion into the Gaza Strip now stands at 232, as per Israeli media.

Seeking to conceal the extent of its losses, the Israeli occupation military is imposing strict censorship on the accurate figures of its casualties during the ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip, but footage published by the military media of the Palestinian Resistance factions indicates that the losses incurred are much greater than officially declared.