[News] 5 Israeli troops killed in fiercest Rafah, Gaza confrontations

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5 Israeli troops killed in fiercest Rafah, Gaza confrontations
Al Mayadeen English
May 10, 2024
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Al-Qassam and al-Quds Brigades fighters engage in fierce battles in the
Gaza Strip, leading to multiple Israeli casualties and destroyed tanks.
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   - A screengrab from  a video published by the military media of
   Al-Qassam Brigades on May 10 depicting the moment an Israeli Namer APC was
   hit with an Al-Yassin 105 (Military media)

The Palestinian Resistance has been engaging Israeli occupation forces in
the Gaza Strip, in what could be described as the fiercest confrontations
since the invasion of the southernmost city of Rafah.

In concurrence with an attempted Israeli advance into new sectors of Rafah,
the occupation's military also launched an incursion into Gaza City in the
north. Axes of confrontation in al-Sabra and al-Zeitoun neighborhoods, in
the center of the city were renewed, following months-long ground attack by
occupation forces.

These areas had been supposedly "cleared" by the Israeli occupation's
military, however, the Resistance has re-emerged in the neighborhoods and
regained operational activities
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/rocket-launching-operations-resume-in-north-gaza--despite-fi>,
including rocket launching operations.

The westward advancement of Israeli troops into the al-Zeitoun neighborhood
was met with several direct operations conducted by the Palestinian Islamic
Jihad's (PIJ) al-Quds Brigades. Utilizing rocket-propelled grenades, the
faction was able to target Israeli armored vehicles in both al-Zeitoun and
al-Sabra, which is located to the northwest of the aforementioned town.

Remarkably, the group detonated a pre-set minefield, consisting of large
caliber anti-armor explosive devices,  targeting a number of Israeli
occupation military vehicles to the east of al-Zeitoun.

The group also targeted a number of Israeli troops traveling on top of a
tank's current, dealing direct hits to the intended targets, near
al-Zeitoun Clinic. Al-Quds Brigades fighters also conducted a series of
indirect operations, utilizing mortar rounds and rocket artillery to target
occupation forces in Rafah and Gaza.

*Read more: 'Israel' says to proceed with Rafah invasion, declares talks
'over'
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-to-proceed-with-rafah-invasion--declares-talks>*
Al-Qassam Brigades defends Rafah Axis

Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades confronted Israeli occupation forces on multiple
axes in the southernmost city of Rafah, targeting the Israeli military in
direct confrontations, shelling their positions, and conducting a well-executed
ambush
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/resistance-blows-up-booby-trapped-tunnel--hitting-israeli-tr>
.

According to al-Qassam's Military Media Unit, Resistance fighters were
engaged in operations near al-Dawa Mosque, the Saad Sayel Barracks, and the
Abu Halawa area, all located in eastern Rafah.

The fiercest confrontations concentrated in the Saad Sayel Barracks, where
al-Qassam fighters lured occupation forces into a minefield that led to
confirmed casualties among enemy forces.

Al-Qassam fighters also executed a multifaceted ambush near al-Dawa Mosque,
targeting a composite force, consisting of an armored unit and infantry,
with several thermobaric RPG rounds and an anti-armor tandem al-Yassin
shell. The group confirmed that the ambush dealt with casualties among an
armored personnel carrier's (APC) crewmembers and at least two units
located near the APC and a nearby building.

Confrontations are ongoing to this moment, as Military Media Units from
multiple Palestinian Resistance factions continue to detail the operations
they conducted on Friday.

On Friday afternoon, Israeli media outlets reported that at least five
Israeli troops were killed on Friday in the Gaza Strip, adding that
multiple military helicopters evacuated Israeli casualties from areas of
confrontation.  Among those killed are reportedly four Israeli members of
the Nahal Patrol Brigade's 913th Battalion. The troops were killed as a
result of the detonation of an explosive device in al-Zeitoun which also
resulted in the injury of two troops.

*Read more: PFLP vows to turn Rafah into Israeli occupiers 'graveyard' if
invaded
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pflp-vows-to-turn-rafah-into-israeli-occupiers--graveyard--i>*
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