Retrieving 4 captives does not change IOF failure in Gaza: Hamas
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In a statement, Hamas has affirmed that the retrieval of four Israeli captives is not an achievement, as its fighters could capture more, just like they did in Jabalia.
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Masked fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, march along the streets of the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday, May 28, 2021 (AP)
The Hamas Resistance movement affirmed on Saturday that the Israeli occupation army's announcement of the retrieval of several captives, after eight months of aggression in which it used all military, technological, and security means, and committed all kinds of crimes, from massacres to genocide, starvation, and siege, "will not change its strategic failure in the Gaza Strip".
In a statement, Hamas highlighted that it was still holding a large number of captives, noting that it could increase its yield of captives, just like it did during the latest operation in the Jabalia refugee camp in late May.
"Our brave Resistance, and steadfast people behind it, have achieved the most incredible victories in the battle against the reckless Zionist aggression that is backed by the powers of evil and violence, and have taken it upon themselves to continue its path, with all determination and defiance until it is defeated and its goals thwarted," the statement read.
In this context, the Resistance movement saluted its fighters "who had defied the invading occupation forces and bravely confronted them for hours in the Nuseirat refugee camp and central Gaza, and eliminated their terrorist officers and soldiers, the killers of women and children."
Hamas also responded to reports by Israeli and American media confirming US participation in today's "criminal operation" by announcing that it "proves once again the complicit role of the US administration, its full participation in the war crimes that are being committed in Gaza, and its deceitful public stance regarding the humanitarian situation and concern for civilian lives."
Concluding its statement, Hamas urged the Arab and Muslim masses and the free people of the world for "more pressure, and an escalation of the mobilization against the aggression and genocide in Gaza," demanding the international community and the United Nations to take a "real stance" from the prolonged crimes which have "devastated humanity and spoken to the world, in sound and picture", to work on ending them and prosecuting the perpetrators for their cold-blooded murders of children and civilians.
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This came after Israeli occupation forces said they retrieved four live captives from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Reportedly, Resistance fighters guarding the captives had clashed with an Israeli force invading the camp, which led to the death of an occupation officer from the Yamam unit.
Moreover, a US official told Axios that the US hostage cell in "Israel" had backed the efforts to retrieve the four captives.
Hundreds of martyrs in Israeli bombardment of Nuseirat refugee camp
The Israeli occupation forces launched on Saturday numerous airstrikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported, adding that the intense bombardment resulted in dozens of casualties, with many martyrs and injured being brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
According to the correspondent, dozens of Israeli rockets targeted civilian homes in Nuseirat camp. Many women and children are among the casualties being transported to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital using animal-drawn carts and private vehicles due to the dire circumstances of the healthcare system
There are reports of many dead and wounded who have not yet been reached by ambulances. According to the Gaza Government Media office, 210 Palestinians were killed and at least 400 were injured in the bombardment of the camp.
According to Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza, an Israeli special force had infiltrated Nuseirat Camp. Upon the force's discovery by the Resistance, heavy confrontations ensued. According to our correspondent, it was the discovery of the force that led to this heavy Israeli shelling and the massacre in the camp.
People in Nuseirat camp have been relentlessly targeted over the past few days, as the IOF has committed a number of massacres against Palestinian civilians in the camp.
Gaza government media office stated that more than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli massacre.
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