In an operation described as ‘complex’, the Quds Brigades said that its fighters had attacked an Israeli military bulldozer with an explosive device, before targeting a Merkava tank with a tandem shell.
“Then, our fighters advanced, stormed the tank, and eliminated its crew at point-blank range,” the Resistance group said in a statement via its Telegram channel.
Below are the latest statements by the two main Resistance forces in Gaza, and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah.
The statements below were communicated via their Telegram channels and are published here in their original form.
Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas)
“Al-Qassam Brigades target a Zionist Merkava tank with a tandem shell south of Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
“Al-Qassam fighters were able to successfully snipe a Zionist officer with a Qassam Ghoul rifle south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
“Al-Qassam Brigades destroy a Zionist troop carrier with a Shuath explosive device south of Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, leaving its crew dead or wounded, and a helicopter landed to evacuate them.”
Qassam vs IDF in Zeitoun, Gaza City: two Yassin strikes vs tanks. [Qassam Brigades 23/2] pic.twitter.com/PRpHlFVcrE
— Jon Elmer (@jonelmer) February 24, 2024
Al-Quds Brigades (Palestinian Islamic Jihad)
“We carried out a coordinated mortar shell bombardment on gatherings of soldiers and Zionist military vehicles at the axes of advancement in Khan Younis.
“We bombed gatherings of Zionist enemy vehicles and soldiers in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood with a number of mortar shells.
“We targeted a Zionist military vehicle with an RPG shell in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
“Our fighters, using machine guns, as well as anti-tank and anti-personnel shells, are engaged in fierce clashes with enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Abasan Al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis.
“We targeted a Zionist military vehicle with an RPG shell near the Doula Junction in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
“In a complex operation in the Abasan Al-Kabira area, our fighters targeted a Zionist bulldozer with a Barq explosive device and targeted a Merkava tank with a tandem shell, then our fighters advanced, stormed the tank, and eliminated its crew at point-blank range.”
⚡️Al-Quds Brigades publish:
“victory from Allah and an imminent conquest” pic.twitter.com/tJ2RN8rnn6— Warfare Analysis (@warfareanalysis) February 20, 2024
Hezbollah
“In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 9:00 AM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers at Cobra Hill with two Burkan missiles, hitting it directly.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 12:05 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the “Dhahira” site with rocket weapons, hitting it directly.
The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 12:05 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the Ramia site with appropriate weapons, hitting it directly.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 04:20 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted an Israeli military gathering at Cobra Hill with rocket weapons, achieving direct hits.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 04:35 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rocket weapons, achieving direct hits.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 04:45 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the Zebdine site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rocket weapons, achieving direct hits.
HEZBOLLAH: we targeted the headquarters of the Beit Hillel Battalion, affiliated with the 769th Eastern Regional Brigade, in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, with Katyusha rockets.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 24, 2024
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 04:50 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the Ramim barracks with a Burkan missile, hitting it directly.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 5:00 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted a building in which enemy soldiers were stationed in the settlement of Al-Malikiyah, hitting it directly.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 4:00 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the Zarit barracks with a Burkan missile, achieving a direct hit.
“The fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 9:00 PM on Saturday, 24-02-2024, targeted the command headquarters of the Beit Hillel Brigade of the Eastern Regional Brigade 769 with Katyusha rockets.”
(The Palestine Chronicle)