[News] 'Dangerous Security Incident' in Gaza - Abu Obeida Issues Statement on Israeli Prisoners

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'Dangerous Security Incident' in Gaza - Abu Obeida Issues Statement on
Israeli PrisonersApril 19, 2025
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Israeli helicopters rescue dead and wounded soldiers. (Photo: video grab)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

Al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesperson Abu Obeida highlighted the danger to
Israeli prisoners due to Israeli military actions and accused Israel of
spreading falsehoods, while a separate incident involved Israeli soldier
casualties.

Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the
military wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, issued new
statements on Saturday concerning the fate of Israeli prisoners held by the
resistance in the Gaza Strip.

Abu Obeida stated that the lives of the prisoners are in jeopardy due to
the “criminal bombing operations carried out by the enemy army.”

He asserted that the Israeli occupation is disseminating false information
regarding the humane treatment of prisoners. Abu Obeida’s statements
further indicated that Israel is fabricating false testimonies from former
prisoners. He said this is done to incite public opinion against the
resistance and to conceal the scandal of Israel’s own forces killing
Israeli captives.

Abu Obeida clarified that the Resistance is committed to protecting all
prisoners and preserving their lives, despite what he described as the
“barbarity of the aggression.”

In the same context, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam revealed that the
resistance “was able to recover the body of a martyr who was tasked with
securing the prisoner Edan Alexander; however, the fate of the prisoner and
those holding him remains unknown.”
*‘Dangerous Incident’*

In a related but separate development, Israeli media reported that at least
five Israeli soldiers sustained injuries, some critically, as a result of
an attack targeting an armored vehicle east of Gaza.

These media outlets further reported that intense battles are ongoing
between the occupation forces and Palestinian resistance fighters in
various locations within the northern Gaza Strip, noting that the Israeli
Air Force is conducting extensive airstrikes on areas in the northern part
of the territory.

Palestinian accounts on the X platform reported that resistance fighters
detonated an Israeli tank using an explosive device east of Gaza, after
which the tank was targeted with a guided missile.

Reports indicated that Israeli army helicopters were observed evacuating
casualties to hospitals within the occupied territories, while other
sources reported the death of an Israeli army officer and injuries to five
additional soldiers.

Earlier, Israeli media had reported a serious security incident in the Gaza
Strip, with helicopters observed transporting casualties.
*Ongoing Genocide*

Meanwhile, since dawn today, at least 41 Palestinians have been killed in
Israeli bombardments across various areas of the Gaza Strip. This brings
the total number of Palestinians killed to 92 and those injured to 219 in
the preceding 48 hours.

Since Israel’s violation of the ceasefire on March 18, thousands of
Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip have been killed and wounded in a
continuous and devastating aerial bombardment.

Following a Palestinian Resistance operation in southern Israel on October
7, 2023, the Israeli military initiated a genocidal war against the
Palestinians, resulting in the deaths of over 51,000 people, the injury of
more than 116,000, and leaving over 14,000 still missing.

Despite repeated condemnation of the Israeli genocide by numerous countries
worldwide, little substantive action has been taken to hold Israel
accountable.

Israel is currently under investigation by the International Court of
Justice for the crime of genocide, while accused war criminals, including
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are now officially wanted by the
International Criminal Court.

The Israeli genocide has been largely defended, supported, and financed by
Washington and a few other Western powers.

*(PC, AJA, Social Media)*
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