[News] Resistance fighters engage IOF in close quarters combat in Gaza

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Resistance fighters engage IOF in close quarters combat in Gaza
Al Mayadeen English
December 4, 2023
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Al-Qassam revealed that its fighters retreated safely to their bases after
engaging the invading Israeli forces in close quarters combat.
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   - Hamas militants of the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades attend the funeral
   of Hamas member Joudeh Shamallah in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. (
   *AP*)

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, targeted 5
Israeli tanks and 5 armored personnel carriers using Al-Yassin 105 RPGs in
the eastern axis of Gaza on Monday.

The Brigades confirmed that its fighters engaged Israeli soldiers in
close-quarters combat in the Sheikh Radwan area and retreated safely to
their bases afterward.

Simultaneously, Al-Qassam targeted Israeli military forces east of the
Majin settlement with a salvo of rockets, and also fired "Rajom"
short-range 114mm missiles at the "Nirim Kibbutz" settlement.

Meanwhile, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad, announced that its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes
with Israeli soldiers in northern and eastern Gaza noting that they were
targeting Israeli military vehicles using Tandem RPGs.

Early on Monday
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morning, the Israeli Occupation Forces admitted that three soldiers were
killed during confrontations with the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.

The IOF spokesperson specified that the three soldiers were: a reserve
officer from Brigade 55, the head of the intelligence reserves from Brigade
401, and a corporal from, adding that a fourth soldier from Brigade 401
sustained serious injuries during battles in the north.

The latest death toll of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, as
recognized by the IOF, was 398. Along with today's toll, the number has
increased to 401.

*Read more: Hamas, PIJ slam UK for aiding 'Israel', spying on Gaza
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas--pij-slam-uk-for-aiding--israel---spying-on-gaza>*
Al-Qassam brigades claim 8 Israeli soldiers killed on Sunday

Intense confrontations
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took place on Sunday between the Palestinian Resistance
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in Gaza and the Israeli invading forces along the Deir al-Balah axis in the
central part of the Strip, as fighters continued to thwart Israeli plans
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to separate northern Gaza from its southern region, our correspondent
reported.

Israeli tanks remain positioned on Salah al-Din Street, our correspondent
added, emphasizing that there is no confirmed ground incursion in southern
Gaza, despite reports from Israeli media suggesting otherwise.

Al-Qassam Brigades announced the killing of eight Israeli soldiers in an
IED ambush targeting an Israeli infantry unit in northeastern Khan Younis,
in southern Gaza.

Furthermore, the Brigades claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli
D9 bulldozer with a Tandem charge and shelling a gathering of Israeli
soldiers with heavy mortars, also in northeastern Khan Younis. An Israeli
tank and an armored personnel carrier were targeted in the same area with
Al-Yassin 105 charges, where Israeli forces were attempting to advance.

*Read more: Resistance factions placing US under increasing pressure:
officials
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/resistance-factions-placing-us-under-increasing-pressure--of>*
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