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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">5 Israeli troops killed in fiercest Rafah, Gaza confrontations</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">May 10, 2024<br></div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Al-Qassam
and al-Quds Brigades fighters engage in fierce battles in the Gaza
Strip, leading to multiple Israeli casualties and destroyed tanks. </p><img src="cid:ii_lw11es160" alt="e8058b24-03ef-4bea-8824-c77c17e23734.jpeg" width="408" height="230"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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)
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<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>These areas had been supposedly "cleared" by the Israeli occupation's
military, however, the Resistance has re-emerged in the neighborhoods
and regained <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/rocket-launching-operations-resume-in-north-gaza--despite-fi">operational activities</a>, including rocket launching operations. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--says-to-proceed-with-rafah-invasion--declares-talks">'Israel' says to proceed with Rafah invasion, declares talks 'over'</a></strong></p>
<h2>Al-Qassam Brigades defends Rafah Axis</h2>
<p>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 <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/resistance-blows-up-booby-trapped-tunnel--hitting-israeli-tr">well-executed ambush</a>. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>Confrontations are ongoing to this moment, as Military Media Units
from multiple Palestinian Resistance factions continue to detail the
operations they conducted on Friday. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/pflp-vows-to-turn-rafah-into-israeli-occupiers--graveyard--i">PFLP vows to turn Rafah into Israeli occupiers 'graveyard' if invaded</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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