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Roya News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Qassam Brigades claim direct hit on 'Israeli' armored vehicle in Khan Younis
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Monday that its fighters successfully targeted an 'Israeli' armored personnel carrier with a guided anti-armor shell in the northern area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. In a press release, the group said it fired a "Yasin 105" shell at a Namer-type 'Israeli' military vehicle near the intersection of 'Street 5' and the western Satar neighborhood. The vehicle reportedly had at least one 'Israeli' soldier on board at the time of the strike. Following the attack, the brigades reported that their fighters observed an 'Israeli' military helicopter arriving at the scene, apparently to evacuate casualties.
Roya News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Abu Obaida marks one year since martyrdom of commander Mohammed al-Deif
Abu Obaida, the military spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, commemorated the first anniversary of the passing of the great martyr and leader Mohammed al-Deif. He highlighted al-Deif's pivotal role in leading the Aqsa flood operation, which inflicted the harshest blow in the history of 'the Zionist enemy', permanently shattering 'Israeli' deterrence. Abu Obaida said that al-Deif's leadership united the energies of the Arab and Islamic nation, redirecting their focus towards Palestine and restoring the Palestinian cause to the forefront once again. He described decades of jihad, pursuit, sacrifice, leadership, and creativity culminating in al-Deif's martyrdom, joining the ranks of the great martyrs of the Palestinian people and its leaders. Abu Obaida emphasized how the blood of al-Deif and his fellow commanders mingled with the blood of Palestinians and the wider Ummah, who sacrificed everything for Al-Aqsa and Palestine. The spokesman also praised al-Deif for reviving the legacy of early Islamic companions and warriors such as Ali, Khalid, Al-Qa'qa', and Al-Muthanna. He said al-Deif remained an inspiration for generations who never saw his image but took pride in the victories of his brigades, and that he will continue to be a beacon for freedom fighters worldwide.
Roya News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Qassam announces attacks on 'Israeli' command site, tank in Gaza
Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Sunday that its fighters carried out two separate attacks against 'Israeli' forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. In a statement, the group said its fighters targeted an 'Israeli' command-and-control site in the Qeizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Younis city, with mortar shells on Saturday afternoon. In a second operation, Qassam said its fighters struck an 'Israeli' tank with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) east of al-Zaytoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City. The group claimed that its members observed an 'Israeli' helicopter landing to evacuate what it described as casualties following the blast.
Al Jazeera
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza as pressure mounts for ceasefire
The Israeli military says five of its soldiers have been killed after Palestinian fighters detonated explosive devices during an operation in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoon area. Israeli forces also killed at least 30 Palestinians in dawn raids on Tuesday, as pressure mounted on Israel to strike a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The Israeli military said the five soldiers, aged between 20 and 28, 'fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip', while 14 others sustained injuries – two of them 'severely wounded'. Reporting from Jordan's capital Amman, Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh said a 'preliminary investigation' into the deaths of the soldiers had been opened. 'What we understand is that the Israeli soldiers were attacked, then the unit that tried to come to their rescue was also attacked, and then a third group of soldiers that tried to extract them was also attacked,' she said. Since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, at least 887 of its soldiers have been killed. Tuesday's deaths came two weeks after Israel reported one of its deadliest days in months in Gaza, where seven soldiers were killed after a bomb was attached to their armoured vehicle. Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said the latest attack was 'an additional blow … in an area the occupation thought was safe', warning that the group would 'inflict additional losses' on the Israeli military 'every day'. 'Difficult morning' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lamented a 'difficult morning' as he visited Washington, DC, for talks with United States President Donald Trump, as the two leaders discussed the forced relocation of Palestinians out of Gaza. Last week, Trump had predicted Israeli and Hamas negotiators holding indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar could reach a deal this week. The bloodshed in Gaza increases the pressure on Netanyahu to agree to the current US-backed proposals for a 60-day ceasefire to halt the 21-month offensive. Israeli polls have shown widespread support for ending the war. Opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote on X: 'For the sake of the fighters, for the sake of their families, for the sake of the hostages, for the sake of the State of Israel: this war must be ended.' Al Jazeera's Odeh said the opposition figures in Israel say soldiers have been dying in Gaza 'not to protect Israel, but to protect Netanyahu's coalition government'. 'Sleepless night' in Gaza Meanwhile, Israel continued its genocidal onslaught on Gaza, with medical sources telling Al Jazeera that at least 30 Palestinians had been killed since dawn on Tuesday. 'It was a sleepless night here in Gaza, marked by an intensification of air attacks and the use of multiple aerial vehicles, including fighter jets, drones and helicopters to pummel residential areas and spaces that had been designated as 'safe zones',' Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum reported from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. At least nine Palestinians were killed during an Israeli drone attack on a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area near Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis. In a separate dawn attack, two people were killed and others injured in Israeli air raids on the Hakr al-Jami area in Deir el-Balah, the Wafa news agency reported, citing medical sources. Israeli planes also bombed a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, reportedly killing at least four people. The fighting has pushed the healthcare system in Gaza close to a total collapse. The Palestine Red Crescent on Tuesday said the Zeitoun medical clinic in Gaza City had ceased operations after shelling in the surrounding area. It said the closure would force thousands of civilians to walk long distances for medical care or children's vaccinations. Al Jazeera's Abu Azzoum said Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza issued a statement on Monday, saying it would run out of fuel 'within the next few hours' and calling on the international community to put pressure on Israel to allow deliveries.
Middle East Eye
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Qassam Brigades warn of more Israeli losses in Gaza battle
Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades—Hamas's armed wing—said the group had delivered 'an additional blow' with an attack in Beit Hanoon that killed at least five Israeli soldiers. 'In an area the [Israeli] occupation thought was safe,' he said, 'our fighters struck again.' He warned that the ongoing battle of attrition, stretching from the north to the south of Gaza, would continue to inflict daily losses on Israeli forces. 'Even if it miraculously succeeded recently in freeing its soldiers from hell, it may fail later, leaving us with additional prisoners,' he said in a statement released on Hamas's Telegram channel. Abu Obeida also declared that Gaza's future would not be dictated by outside powers. 'The brave resistance fighters and our steadfast people in Gaza are the only ones who can determine the enclave's future,' he said. He closed with a direct warning to the Israeli leadership: 'The most foolish decision Netanyahu could make would be to keep his forces inside the Gaza Strip.' A roadside bomb killed five Israeli soldiers and wounded 14 others in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun overnight, the Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday.
