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Resistance to crush 'Israel' if it sets foot in Gaza: Abu Obeida

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  • 12 Oct 2023 20:10
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Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida underlines that the Palestinian resistance would utterly crush the Israeli occupation if it dares enter Gaza.

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  • Ezzeddine Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida speaks on Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, October 12, 2023
    Ezzeddine Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida speaks on Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, October 12, 2023

As the battle enters its sixth day, the spokesperson of Hamas' armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, made a public address during which he commented on the latest events and developments in light of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida underlined that the current battle, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, kicked off from where the last major battle, 2021's Seif Al-Quds, stopped. "We went into this battle for the prisoners."

Al-Qassam Brigades "accomplished in this battle far more than we believed and planned to, and the pace of coordination with the Axis of Resistance has increased and developed when it comes to the future of the struggle against the enemy before the battle."

Read more: 'Hell in the South', another Israeli failure in October: Israeli media

"Operation Al-Aqsa Flood began was based on an analysis of the area of ​​operations, such as the land and weather and their impact. The leadership was working tirelessly around the clock with this goal in mind," Abu Obeida underlined.

The military spokesperson revealed that Operation Al-Aqsa Flood saw the resistance launching 3,500 rockets and artillery shells aimed at the Gaza Division. "We destroyed 15 sites and stuck another 10 sites for auxiliary forces."

"We were keen to hide our intentions, military exercises, and moves before carrying out Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. We drew up extensive plans to train our forces and allow them to be capable of carrying out their tasks efficiently," he said.

Abu Obeida added that the Palestinian Resistance has been strategically deceiving the Israeli occupation since early 2022.

"The enemy is committing horrid crimes against innocent civilians, and it is our priority to hold its leadership accountable," he said. "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is ongoing still."

"Al-Qassam Brigades is in control of the course of the battle, and we underline our preparedness in terms of defense. Our military infrastructure and armament enable us to efficiently defend ourselves," the spokesperson added.

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Talking to the resilient Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupied West Bank, and Gaza, "Our battles are for the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque," he said. "If [Israel] dares to enter Gaza, we will crush its army."

"The notion that the enemy could expand the battle to a land invasion will push us to utilize our options that would be very costly for the enemy in terms of manpower and vehicles," he underlined.

Finally, Abu Obeida addressed the Palestinian prisoners whom he said this battle was for. "All the cards in our hands will be used to pay the price for your freedom," he said, calling on the Resistance and revolutionary youth in the West Bank and the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, as well as the entire Islamic world, to set the ground ablaze underneath the feet of the Israeli occupation.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the al-Qassam Brigades caught the Israeli occupation army by surprise, triggering a state of fear and chaos across the occupied territories.

As reported by The Washington Post, "The scale and scope of Saturday's barrage were unparalleled. Over 3,000 rockets targeted numerous communities in southern Israel, towns in central Israel, the Negev Desert, and even reached as far as Tel Aviv and Al-Quds."

The Post cited Israeli media reports indicating that Palestinian resistance fighters managed to capture 22 Israeli settlements in the south, including some under siege late Saturday evening, referring to a significant turn of events.

Read more: Former Mossad chief says 'Israel' had no clue what was going on

"Israel’s border with Gaza is one of the most heavily fortified in the region, walled off with a high-tech barrier fence and guarded by military outposts," according to the Post.

This portrayal indirectly underscores the remarkable display of strength exhibited by the Palestinian resistance. That said, recent footage circulating on social media has depicted the Palestinian resistance's use of a bulldozer to breach a section of fence and gain access to the occupied territory, a move that seemingly occurred "without resistance from Israeli forces."

As reported by The Washington Post, before the recent operation, the October War in 1973 was considered the "largest intelligence failure in Israeli history, as Egyptian and Syrian forces killed thousands of Israeli forces in an Israeli attack." Operation al-Aqsa Flood, however, took the Israeli occupation back down a dark path, leaving Israelis wondering how its army "could have been caught so flat-flooded."

Israeli media reported that “Israel was humiliated and defeated today,” adding that "even if Gaza is destroyed... that will not atone for the most serious security failure since the Yom Kippur war,” he wrote about the 1973 October war. 

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