Al-Qassam destroys Israeli APC in Beit Lahia, shells Netzarim

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced Friday that they destroyed an Israeli armored personnel carrier, west of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after targeting it with a Shawaz IED and a Yassin-105 anti-tank RPG, resulting in deaths and injuries among the crew.

The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, in coordination with the al-Quds Brigades, bombarded a command and control center in the Netzarim axis, north of the central Gaza region, with 60mm mortar shells.

Additionally, the Omar al-Qassim Forces, in coordination with the al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, targeted Israeli forces near the Falouja Cemetery, west of the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, with mortar shells.

The al-Qassam Brigades on Thursday targeted Israeli forces east of the Jabalia camp with a complex ambush, inflicting casualties among several Israeli soldiers. The al-Qassam Brigades also ambushed a mechanized infantry unit consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers.

As part of the same ambush, the al-Qassam Brigades also targeted two Israeli Merkava tanks with a Tandem missile and a Shawaz IED after they arrived with reinforcements.

Meanwhile, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, announced that they had shot down three Israeli drones that were conducting reconnaissance missions over Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. The brigades also confirmed launching a barrage of rockets at the Netiv HaAsara site and Israeli settlements around the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military command has admitted that three of the troops targeted in the attack were killed. In an initial toll, three commanders in the Administrative Assistance Unit 5460 of the 460th Armored Brigade were announced dead. This includes three commanders, serving in the training formation. 

In a separate operation east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the al-Qassam Brigades struck an Israeli reconnaissance patrol of two vehicles and four soldiers using a kamikaze drone.

Meanwhile, the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades shelled Israeli military vehicles stationed east of Jabalia camp with heavy-caliber mortar shells.

In parallel, the al-Mujahideen Brigades released footage documenting their targeting of a group of Israeli soldiers with heavy-caliber mortars in Jabalia, achieving direct hits.

In coordination with other Resistance factions, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Omar al-Qassem Forces, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, targeted Israeli forces east of Jabalia refugee camp. The operations were carried out in retaliation for Israeli crimes and in defense of both the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.