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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Al-Qassam brigades target three
Merkava tanks in Gaza City</h1>
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<p>Al-Qassam Brigades announced targeting three Israeli
Merkava tanks in Gaza City\u2019s al-Zaytoun neighborhood on
August 31, 2025.</p>
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<p>The <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-reveals-beit-hanoun-ambush-targeting-israeli-force?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
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military wing of Hamas, announced on Sunday that its
fighters successfully targeted three Israeli Merkava
tanks south of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza
City.</p>
<p>According to the <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-brigades-targets-israeli-troops--destroys-apc-in-a?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
moz-do-not-send="true">group</a>\u2019s statement, the
operation took place near Salah al-Din Mosque and
al-Zaytoun Clinic. Fighters confirmed the strike after
returning from the frontlines, noting that it was
carried out on August 31.</p>
<p>Al-Qassam further recalled that on August 30, its
fighters struck a <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-strikes-israeli-merkava-tank--d9-bulldozer-in-gaza?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
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military bulldozer</a> using a Yassin-105 shell and
a Shawaz explosive device on Street 8, southwest of
al-Zaytoun.</p>
<p>The al-Zaytoun neighborhood has emerged as one of the
focal points of Palestinian resistance activity in
Gaza City. In recent weeks, <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-brigades-launch-operation-in-rafah--injure-israeli?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
moz-do-not-send="true">al-Qassam</a> has carried out
multiple operations there, including direct strikes on
tanks and complex ambushes targeting Israeli forces
fortified inside houses.</p>
<p>Al-Qassam fighters have repeatedly employed
locally-produced Yassin-105 shells and Shawaz
explosive devices in their anti-tank operations,
alongside ambushes designed to lure occupation forces
into areas rigged with explosives. <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-ambush-israeli-soldiers--target-their-vehicles-in?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
moz-do-not-send="true">These tactics</a> have been
credited with inflicting significant losses on Israeli
military units attempting to advance into densely
populated areas.</p>
<h2>Coordinated resistance and shifting tactics</h2>
<p>Al-Qassam has also expanded coordination with<a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/Screengrab%20from%20an%20old%20military%20media%20video%20of%20al-Qassam%20fighters%20targeting%20a%20Merkava%20tank%20in%20Gaza%20(archive)"
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the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Together, they have conducted joint attacks on Israeli
command posts in Khan Younis, Rafah, and Gaza City,
using mortars, anti-tank missiles, and improvised
explosive devices.</p>
<p>Israeli military sources have acknowledged the
growing effectiveness of <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam--al-quds-brigades-detail-series-of-gaza-operations?utm_source=mango-searchx&utm_medium=title_and_relatives&utm_campaign=qassam"
moz-do-not-send="true">Palestinian resistance</a>
tactics, noting that Hamas fighters have become "more
organized in combat" and increasingly bold in
confronting occupation forces.</p>
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