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Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Al-Qassam launches raid on Israeli forces in Khan Younis
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Thursday that its fighters carried out a raid at dawn against a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers and military vehicles in the Abasan al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Brigades said that its fighters targeted a Merkava tank and an armored personnel carrier with Yassin-105 anti-armor shells. Two Israeli military excavators were also hit during the same operation using similar munitions. The group added that during the operation, its fighters attempted to capture an Israeli soldier. However, due to battlefield conditions, they were unable to do so and instead neutralized the soldier and seized his weapon. Following the confrontation, al-Qassam fighters observed an Israeli helicopter landing at the site of the operation to carry out an evacuation, underscoring the intensity of the battle in the targeted area. The Al-Qassam Brigades also noted that five days earlier, they had targeted a Merkava tank in the same region with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), highlighting the sustained resistance activity in eastern Khan Younis as Israeli occupation forces continue their ground operations in Gaza. "Israel" is facing mounting scrutiny and accusations of suppressing real-time information from the public, following a deadly ambush by the Palestinian Resistance in northern Gaza that was initially misreported. On Tuesday, the Israeli military confirmed that five soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion were killed and two others seriously wounded after explosive devices detonated during battles in the area. The announcement came only after Israeli media had circulated inaccurate preliminary casualty figures. Later reports indicated that the total number of wounded occupation soldiers had reached 14, including two in critical condition, six with moderate injuries, and six with minor wounds. The discrepancy between the initial and updated figures sparked public scrutiny over the concealment of accurate casualty data, raising further concerns about the deliberate withholding of critical data from the public. Hadashot B'zman consequently accused the occupation military's spokesperson of intentionally hiding the true number of casualties, arguing that this is part of a broader strategy aimed at "engineering Israeli public consciousness" by concealing human losses to preserve "civil resilience" amid continued warfare. The platform compared the incident to previous state efforts to downplay suicide rates among both soldiers and civilians, noting that since 2018, institutions like the Ministry of Health have withheld real statistics, following reports of over 1,280 suicides in a single year, despite official claims of a decline. Hadashot B'zman further questioned whether Israelis would have known the reality without platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram, stating, "Certainly not from official or mainstream media."
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Al-Qassam kill Israeli soldier in new 'scandal' for Israeli forces
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, revealed on Friday that its fighters attempted to capture an Israeli occupation soldier during a daring daylight raid east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The group confirmed the operation targeted Israeli soldiers and military vehicles, including a Merkava tank and a troop carrier, using Yassin-105 rocket-propelled grenades. In a statement, the al-Qassam Brigades said that although the battlefield conditions did not allow for the capture of the soldier, the fighter responsible killed him and seized his weapon. "Abraham Azulai's luck was bad, and soon, the next soldier's fate will be better as a new prisoner," the statement read, referring to the failed capture attempt. Al-Qassam had earlier released a video as part of its David's Stones operation series, documenting the moment its fighters engaged an Israeli military convoy in the same area. The footage showed direct contact with Israeli troops, capturing one soldier fleeing while others appeared unprotected and unsupported during the confrontation. #شاهد | ضمن سلسلة عمليات "حجارة داود" مشاهد من الإغارة على تجمع لجنود وآليات العدو واستهداف آليتين صهيونيتين وباقرين عسكريين ومحاولة أسر أحد الجنود في منطقة عبسان الكبيرة شرق مدينة خانيونس جنوب قطاع #غزة. video also showed resistance fighters attempting to seize the fleeing soldier, before ultimately killing him and confiscating his weapon. Notably, the footage highlighted the absence of covering fire or any immediate response from nearby Israeli forces. The footage, which quickly circulated online, was described by Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth as a 'new scandal,' pointing to repeated tactical failures within the occupation army. The paper noted this marked the second time in a month that Israeli soldiers were left exposed without adequate protection or backup support. Drawing a comparison to the deadly incident involving the Puma armored personnel carrier, in which seven Israeli engineers were killed, Yedioth Ahronoth criticized the Israeli military's lack of preparedness, especially as resistance fighters operated in broad daylight with cameras and heavy weaponry. Israeli writer Zeev Rubinstein also weighed in on the footage, stating: 'Hamas publishes a brutal clip from the Khan Younis bulldozer incident. At the end, the soldier's weapon is in enemy hands, and his body nearly too.' He expressed disbelief at how al-Qassam fighters were able to move freely in the open battlefield, documenting their actions without interference, calling the scene 'deeply frustrating.' The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, affirmed on Tuesday that after 640 days of the genocidal war, the Israeli occupation has failed in its objectives to break Gaza's morale or suppress its armed resistance. In a statement, the movement declared that slogans of "total defeat" and "complete eradication" have collapsed in the face of Resistance tunnels and ambushes, which continue to defy the occupation's military advances. Hamas stated that the illusion of freeing captives by force has been shattered by the Resistance's ongoing strikes and upper hand on the battlefield, emphasizing that Gideon military vehicles were destroyed with their crews inside and that Resistance fighters continue to confront the occupation forces despite the siege and starvation policy imposed by the Israeli occupation. The group added that "the occupation now openly admits its inability to both liberate its captives and defeat the resistance, as all its invasion routes have turned into fields of death." Hamas also addressed "Israel's" plans for forced expulsion and ethnic cleansing, stating they were thwarted by the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and their refusal to accept political or intelligence dictates. "Israel" is facing mounting scrutiny and accusations of suppressing real-time information from the public, following a deadly ambush by the Palestinian Resistance in northern Gaza that was initially misreported. On Tuesday, the Israeli military confirmed that five soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion were killed and two others seriously wounded after explosive devices detonated during battles in the area. The announcement came only after Israeli media had circulated inaccurate preliminary casualty figures. Later reports indicated that the total number of wounded occupation soldiers had reached 14, including two in critical condition, six with moderate injuries, and six with minor wounds. The discrepancy between the initial and updated figures sparked public scrutiny over the concealment of accurate casualty data, raising further concerns about the deliberate withholding of critical data from the public.
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
IOF admit one soldier dead in Khan Younis
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have acknowledged the death of a new soldier in the ongoing battles in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media confirmed on Wednesday. A reserve sergeant major was killed in clashes with the Palestinian Resistance in southern Gaza, Israeli website Ynet confirmed. Abraham Azoulay was shot dead during an ambush in Khan Younis after Hamas fighters emerged from underground and attempted to capture him. The IOF's admission came after the al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters carried out a raid at dawn against a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers and military vehicles in the Abasan al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Brigades said that its fighters targeted a Merkava tank and an armored personnel carrier with Yassin-105 anti-armor shells. Two Israeli military excavators were also hit during the same operation using similar munitions. The group added that during the operation, its fighters attempted to capture an Israeli soldier. However, due to battlefield conditions, they were unable to do so and instead neutralized the soldier and seized his weapon. Following the confrontation, al-Qassam fighters observed an Israeli helicopter landing at the site of the operation to carry out an evacuation, underscoring the intensity of the battle in the targeted area. The al-Qassam Brigades also noted that five days earlier, they had targeted a Merkava tank in the same region with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), highlighting the sustained resistance activity in eastern Khan Younis as Israeli occupation forces continue their ground operations in Gaza.
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Al-Qassam releases footage of double ambush that killed 7 IOF soldiers
The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released footage of a complex ambush targeting two Israeli military vehicles in southern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military had announced the death of seven of its soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion in battles on Tuesday in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, with the slain troops ranging in age from 19 to 21 years old. The footage captured the moment an explosive charge was thrown directly into the cabin of one of the troop carriers with soldiers stationed inside it, destroying it and setting it ablaze. #WATCH | Al Qassam released footage from its double ambush yesterday that led to the killing of 7 IOF soldiers. Resistance fighters detonated two Israeli armored personnel carriers from point-blank range, setting them both ablaze.17 IOF soldiers were wounded in the same… al-Qassam Brigades provided details of Tuesday afternoon's coordinated ambush, in which its fighters destroyed an Israeli armored personnel carrier using a "Shawaz" explosive device tossed inside the vehicle's cabin by al-Qassam fighters. According to the statement, the attack completely destroyed and burned the APC with its entire crew inside. Shortly afterward, the al-Qassam fighters targeted another Israeli armored personnel carrier with a locally-produced improvised explosive device near the Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Ma'an area, south of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The statement noted that Israeli helicopter evacuations were observed at the scene and continued for several hours. Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, praised the complex ambush and the fighters who carried it out, stating, "Our Resistance fighters set unmatched examples of valor and prowess." The spokesperson emphasized that "the latest ambushes vividly demonstrate how our people's warriors have become this generation's most courageous and sacrifice-giving freedom fighters," while warning that enemy funerals and corpses will be a daily recurrence so long as "Israel" continues its war on Gaza. "The enemy's government is deceiving its own public, refusing to admit it's throwing its soldiers into Gaza's quagmire for delusional political goals," Abu Obeida added.
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Mayadeen
Hamas conducting precision ops., gathering intel despite pressure
The fighters of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, are still conducting precise and well-organized attacks across different combat areas, using field intelligence to guide their operations even under heavy military pressure, Israeli security sources told the Walla website. The security sources said Hamas fighters rely on intelligence information to carry out repeated, organized operations that include sniper attacks, small-arms fire against Israeli soldiers, anti-tank missile and mortar launches, as well as remote detonations of explosive devices targeting Israeli military vehicles. According to Israeli security assessments, Hamas has successfully appointed new field commanders and activated what it calls a "military guerrilla" network, with these units receiving instructions from the central leadership in Gaza City and central camps before distributing orders to combat units deployed in the field. A senior reserve officer warned that the rising temperatures and humidity in the Gaza Strip are negatively impacting soldiers' performance and reducing their operational alertness, giving what he called "saboteurs" greater opportunities to launch successful attacks. Earlier, Israeli newspaper Maariv acknowledged that the fundamental change "Israel" had hoped to achieve through its "Operation Chariots of Gideon" in Gaza remains "elusive". In the same context, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Hamas "has not been broken," although Israeli officials repeatedly claim that the group is on the verge of collapse, facing imminent defeat or even surrender. Yedioth Ahronoth highlighted that reality contradicts these assessments because Hamas "continues rebuilding its capabilities in every area where the army is not operating." This comes as the Palestinian Resistance continues to inflict heavy casualties upon Israeli occupation forces in sophisticated ambushes carried out in the harshest conditions possible. For instance, on the evening of July 7, Palestinian Resistance fighters executed a targeted ambush against Israeli occupation forces in northern Gaza, with Israeli media sources indicating that the attack resulted in the deaths of at least five Israeli soldiers while leaving 14 others wounded, including several in critical condition. Some of the killed soldiers were burned to death in the operation, which mirrored a similar ambush on June 24, when Palestinian Resistance fighters targeted an armored combat engineering unit, resulting in the death of seven Israeli troops. The ambush occurred in Beit Hanoun, a town in northern Gaza that has faced relentless Israeli military assaults since October 7, 2023, according to reports. During the previous assault, fighters from al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reportedly employed an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) device, hurling it into the hatch of a Puma armored personnel carrier (APC). On Tuesday, the Israeli military command confirmed that five of its soldiers, including two officers, had been killed in an attack it described as a roadside bombing, while 14 others sustained injuries, with two reported to be in serious condition.
