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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Qassam Releases Footage of IED Ambush, Warns of Prolonged War in Gaza City</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">September 19, 2025</div></div>
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Al-Qassam Brigades released footage of an IED ambush in northern Gaza. (Photo: video grab)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong> </p>
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<h3><span>Al-Qassam Brigades released footage of an IED ambush in
northern Gaza and warned that Israel\u2019s Gaza City offensive would face a
prolonged war of attrition, with threats of more casualties and no
prisoners spared.</span></h3>
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<p><span>The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian
Resistance Movement Hamas, released footage on Friday showing Israeli
occupation forces\u2019 vehicles striking a pre-laid explosives field east of
the Saftawi Junction, west of Jabaliya camp, in the northern Gaza
Strip.</span></p>
<p><span> The clip, the brigades said, documents an operation that took place on Friday, September 5.</span></p>
<p><span>The video opens with scenes of Qassam fighters preparing and
emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along a preplanned route. </span></p>
<p><span>In one segment, a fighter recites religious verses: \u201cThis death
is a delusion. Since when do those who seek it fear death? By God, if
we die and live and it is not as we wanted it, we will bring it back. We
will parade our lives like horses before us. We will only mount what we
find best. God is victorious.\u201d</span></p>
<p><span>Footage then shows armored vehicles entering the IED field and
two vehicles detonating the devices. According to the clip, the
explosions struck the intended targets along the prepared path.</span></p>
<p><span>The Al-Qassam Brigades announced the launch of a series of
operations under the name \u201cMoses\u2019 Staff,\u201d describing the campaign as a
response to Israel\u2019s ground offensive code-named \u201cGideon Chariots 2,\u201d
which the Israeli army says aims to occupy Gaza City. </span></p>
<p><span>On Thursday evening, the Al-Qassam Brigades leadership vowed
that Israel\u2019s Gaza City offensive would trigger a drawn-out war of
attrition. </span></p>
<p><span>In a statement, the brigades said they had prepared thousands
of ambushes and explosive devices, warning that Gaza would become \u201ca
graveyard\u201d for Israeli soldiers. </span></p>
<p><span>They emphasized that bulldozers, armored vehicles, and troop
movements would be prime targets, and that the number of captured
soldiers would increase as the ground battle expanded.</span></p>
<p><span>The statement further warned that the launch and expansion of
the Israeli ground operation meant Israel \u201cwill not receive any
prisoners, living or dead.\u201d </span></p>
<p><span>It said that Israeli captives were dispersed across Gaza City\u2019s
neighborhoods, and that their survival depended on Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s decisions.</span></p>
<p><em>(PC, AJA)</em></p>
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