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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Abu Obeida threatens more Israeli losses after Beit Hanoun operation</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">July 8, 2025</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
spokesperson Abu Obeida detailed that the Beit Hanoun operation dealt a
significant blow to the Israeli military\u2019s prestige, warning of further
losses and potential future captures as the war of attrition in Gaza
escalates.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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The spokesperson of the al-Qassam brigades, the military
wing of Hamas, Abu Obeida during a video address, undated. (Al-Qassam
Military Media)
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<p>The complex operation in Beit Hanoun, which targeted an area the
occupation forces believed to be empty after completely leveling it,
dealt a <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--on-blast-as-media-exposes-report-discrepancies-in-g">significant blow to the prestige of the Israeli military</a>, said Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.</p>
<p>In a statement published on Telegram on Tuesday, Abu Obeida added
that the war of attrition being waged by Resistance fighters across the
Gaza Strip, from north to south, continues to inflict daily losses on
the Israeli occupation.</p>
<p>"Our fighters launched their attack from the very ruins the
occupation believed were devoid of life," Abu Obeida stated, adding,
"The war of attrition our fighters are fighting across the entire Gaza
Strip, from the North to the South, will continue to cost the enemy more
losses by the day."</p>
<p>He also warned that even if the occupation previously managed to
extract its soldiers from what he described as "the inferno", it would
not succeed again, alluding to the potential for more Israeli soldiers
to be captured in future confrontations.</p>
<p>Directly addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu
Obeida said the decision to keep occupation forces inside Gaza was "the
most foolish," cautioning that such a move <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-hits-iof-groupings-in-khan-younis---tough-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would only deepen the occupation\u2019s losses</a> and prolong its failure on the battlefield.</p>
<p>He affirmed that it is the steadfastness of the Palestinian people
and the valor of the Resistance that determine the present balance of
power and chart the path for the next stage of the confrontation.</p>
<h2>Soldiers fall in Resistance ambush </h2>
<p>This comes in light of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/major-ambush-in-gaza-kills-6-israeli-troops--injures-dozens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a deadly ambush targeting Israeli occupation forces</a>
in northern Gaza late on Monday, carried out by Palestinian Resistance
fighters. The operation killed five soldiers, including two officers,
and wounded 14 others.</p>
<p>Some of the soldiers were reportedly burned to death during the
assault, which closely resembled a previous ambush on June 24, when
seven Israeli troops were killed after Palestinian Resistance fighters
targeted an armored combat engineering unit.</p>
<p>The latest operation is believed to have occurred in Beit Hanoun, a
town in northern Gaza that has been under relentless Israeli bombardment
since October 7, 2023.</p>
<p>Israeli media described the operation as "extremely serious" and one of the most complex confrontations since the war began.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/abu-obeida--captive-area-surrounded--you-won-t-retrieve-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abu Obeida: Captive area surrounded, you won\u2019t retrieve him alive</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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