Al-Qassam targets IOF troops, vehicles in top-tier op. in Khan Younis
According to details released by the Brigades, the operation took place on Friday morning near the Directorate of Education in the al-Mahatta area, in central Khan Younis. Resistance fighters stormed a gathering of Israeli soldiers and their military vehicles, the statement added.
As part of the operation, al-Qassam fighters targeted two Merkava tanks using two Shawaz explosive devices, resulting in its crew members being either killed or injured.
In addition to the tanks, the Resistance fighters also struck an armored personnel carrier with a Yassin 105 shell.
When Israeli rescue forces arrived at the scene, they were attacked with light and medium machine gun fire, the Brigades pointed out.
During the operation, al-Qassam fighters observed the landing of helicopters conducting an evacuation that lasted several hours.
The Brigades also reported a second operation on Friday, in which its fighters targeted another Israeli armored personnel carrier using a Yassin 105 shell on al-Bi'ah Street in central Khan Younis.
Read more: Israeli military reports troops killed by own fire, equipment failures
Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Movement, released footage on Friday documenting a complex and top-tier operation its Resistance fighters conducted on Wednesday in the eastern al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City.
سرايا القدس تعرض مشاهد من "العملية النوعية المركبة" شرق حي الشجاعية استهدفت فيها جنود وآليات العدو والمنازل التي تحصنت بها القوات الإسرائيلية والاشتباك معهم من مسافة قريبة.#الميادين #سرايا_القدس pic.twitter.com/QSTgjRsBACThe al-Quds Brigades operation targeted Israeli military vehicles and soldiers, as well as homes where occupation forces had taken cover, engaging in direct confrontations at close range.
The commander of the operation reported that the Israeli soldiers showed no initiative or response, resorting only to screaming and fleeing without returning significant fire toward the Resistance fighters.
He added that the fighters encountered charred bodies of officers and soldiers, confirming that 40 Israeli soldiers were either killed or wounded, and stated that the occupation continues to lie and conceal its losses as it always does.
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