Gaza clashes escalate as Al-Qassam hits Israeli forces
ALBAWABA - The Al-Qassam Brigades announced the killing and injury of their fighters after detonating an explosive device against Israeli soldiers east of Gaza's Tuffah area, amid escalating clashes and Israeli threats to intensify operations. Also Read Footage shows Al-Qassam sniper operations against Israeli soldiers
The Al-Qassam Brigades have confirmed that their fighters have been killed and injured as a result of the explosion of an explosive device that was made against an Israeli unit that was located east of the Tuffah area.
On Sunday, the Al-Qassam Brigades made the announcement that their fighters had detonated an anti-personnel explosive device against Israeli army soldiers who were moving east of the Tuffah area, which is located north of the Gaza Strip.
The Al-Qassam Brigades have confirmed that their fighters have been killed and injured as a result of the explosion of an explosive device that was made against an Israeli unit that was located east of the Tuffah area.
RT's screenshots show scenes from the "Breaking the Sword" ambush, which was carried out by the Al-Qassam Brigades in the northern part of Gaza.
A statement made available on its Telegram channel stated: "Al-Qassam fighters were able to detonate an anti-personnel device against a number of occupation soldiers, killing and wounding them east of the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City."
Additionally, the Al-Qassam Brigades made the announcement that they had struck "a Zionist Merkava 4 tank with an Al-Yasin 105 missile east of the Tuffah neighborhood."
On Saturday, Israeli media outlets disclosed information of a conflict that took place between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants to the east of the Shuja'iyya area, which is located opposite to the Tuffah district. A force from the 16th Reserve Brigade and the Yamas unit attacked a group of resistance fighters around one kilometer and a half away from the border fence. This occurred during an assault that was being conducted by the Israeli army. On the other hand, they were ambushed, and fighting broke out inside a residential building, which ultimately led to the murder of a member of the covert squad.
In the aftermath of the conflict, the Israeli military initiated a complicated rescue effort that lasted for roughly two hours. During this time period, troops belonging to the Palestinian resistance were exposed to five anti-tank missile assaults as well as machine gun fire from Palestinian soldiers.
Additionally, Israeli troops were exposed to anti-tank missile and machine gun fire once again, which resulted in two additional soldiers suffering moderate injuries.
As part of its attempts to exert pressure on Hamas to meet its requirements in prisoner swap discussions, the Israeli army has threatened to dramatically increase its military operations in the Gaza Strip in the coming days. This would include the deployment of more reserve units.
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