By Wesam Bahrani

Palestinian resistance goes on the offensive

August 6, 2024 - 19:14
Israeli forces trapped in deadly ambush near Gaza fence

TEHRAN- After more than 300 days of U.S.-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian resistance is waging offensive operations, tens of meters from the Strip’s separation fence.

An attempt by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) to invaded the eastern part of Khan Younis, saw intense clashes and a deadly ambush against the IOF in al-Fukhari neighborhood 

The Palestinian resistance Is countering an Israeli invasion east of Khan Younis, trapping it in ambushes and continuing clashes in the al-Fukhari neighborhood next to the barrier that separates Gaza from the outside world.

The resistance Is also targeting settlements with rockets on the 305th day since the indiscriminate war on Gaza began. 

According to reporters in Khan Younis, the resistance is engaged in intense clashes with the IOF in the eastern parts of the city, south of the Gaza Strip. 

This follows an attempted ground invasion by the Israeli military, which had withdrawn from the same area a few days ago. 

The development highlights the IOF’s inability to defeat the Palestinian resistance in the enclave, the stated goal of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the justification of the Gaza genocide. 

The Palestinian resistance is said to have waged special operations, while also launching rocket barrages. 

The armed wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam brigades, stated that they engaged directly with a nine-soldier Israeli foot patrol from point-blank range, resulting in casualties among them. 

This occurred east of the al-Fukhari neighborhood, which is only a few dozen meters from the 1948-occupied Palestinian territories where the occupation forces are stationed.

In the same part of the neighborhood, the al-Qassam brigades detonated an anti-personnel device against an Israeli force entrenched inside a building, resulting in casualties. Clashes continued with the invading forces in the area.

Also in east of the al-Fukhari, the al-Qassam Brigades targeted an Israeli military bulldozer of the D9 type with a Yassin 105 shell.

Meanwhile, in eastern Rafah, also in the southern sector, the al-Qassam Brigades detonated two anti-personnel and anti-vehicle devices against an engineering unit, causing casualties among Israeli troops.

The war media of the al-Qassam Brigades showed footage documenting the bombardment of invading occupation forces in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah with mortar shells.

The al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, bombarded advancing Israeli soldiers and vehicles in eastern Rafah with a barrage of heavy mortar shells.

The forces of the martyr Omar al-Qasim, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles around the Rafah crossing with heavy mortar shells.

This came as the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the al-Quds brigades, announced it had shelled Israeli soldiers and vehicles on the IOF supply line in Netzarim 5 kilometers southwest of Gaza City with mortar rounds. 

The al-Quds brigades war media released footage of an Israeli drone that was shot down and seized while trying to execute reconnaissance missions over Khan Younis.

Earlier, in coordination between various armed wings of the Palestinian resistance factions, the Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wing of the Mujahideen Movement, and the al-Aqsa martyrs Brigades, targeted the Re’im settlement with a rocket barrage.

Additionally, the al-Aqsa martyrs brigades and the forces of the martyr Omar al-Qasim bombarded the IOF supply line in Netzarim, with heavy mortar shells.

In another joint operation, the forces of the martyr Omar al-Qasim, the al-Aqsa martyrs brigades, and the al-Quds brigades targeted occupation positions in Nahal Oz with a rocket barrage.

In a second joint operation between the forces of the martyr Omar al-Qasim and al-Quds brigades, the Be’eri settlement east of the Gaza Strip came under heavy  bombardment with a rocket barrage.

All three operations resulted in confirmed hits, according to the Palestinian factions Israeli media reported a severe incident involving Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to Israeli media reports at least seven soldiers were injured in the incident as a result of an explosion in Rafah, with some soldiers sustaining very serious injuries, others with serious injuries, and one soldier with moderate injuries.

Israeli media has also reported on the launch of rockets towards the Gaza envelope.

Hebrew media indicated that injuries had bene sustained in Ashkelon and in Re’im.

Among the latest barrage of rockets that was fired, one was launched from Khan Younis, from which the IOF had withdrawn only a week ago.