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<div class="gmail-domain-border"></div><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Close-Range Fire, Explosive Traps \u2013 Resistance Roundup \u2013 Day 725</h1>September 30, 2025</div>
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Al-Quds fighters clash target Israeli military vehicles in 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>Palestinian resistance groups said they turned Gaza City into a
frontline battleground, raiding Israeli soldiers at close range and
destroying tanks and vehicles, with Israel confirming serious
casualties.</span></h3>
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<p><span>The Palestinian Resistance announced that its fighters targeted
Israeli soldiers and military vehicles during heavy clashes in Gaza
City. An Israeli military spokesman later confirmed that five soldiers
were seriously injured.</span></p>
<p><span>The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated that
its fighters raided a gathering of Israeli occupation troops and
vehicles on Monday afternoon inside the Rosary Nuns School in the Tel
al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City.</span></p>
<p><span>According to a statement on its Telegram channel, Al-Qassam
said its fighters opened fire at close range, killing and wounding
Israeli soldiers. They also threw vacuum bombs into two Israeli
personnel carriers, causing additional casualties, and detonated a
\u201ccommando\u201d bomb that destroyed a Merkava tank.</span></p>
<p><span>Al-Qassam added that its fighters observed Israeli helicopters landing to evacuate the dead and wounded.</span></p>
<p><span>Separately, on Sunday, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of
Islamic Jihad, reported that its fighters destroyed an Israeli Merkava
tank with a powerful landmine near Highway 10, south of the Sabra
neighborhood in Gaza City.</span></p>
<p><span>In another operation on Monday, Al-Quds said its fighters
detonated a GBU missile, left behind by Israeli forces, against an
Israeli infantry unit on Highway 8, also in southern Gaza City. The
group noted that occupation aircraft were later seen landing to evacuate
casualties.</span></p>
<h4><b>Ongoing Genocide</b></h4>
<p><span>Since reneging on the ceasefire on March 18, Israel has
continued its bloody aerial bombardment across the Gaza Strip, killing
and wounding thousands of Palestinians.</span></p>
<p><span>Starting on October 7, 2023, the Israeli military, with
American support, launched a genocidal war against the people of Gaza.
This campaign has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 66,000
Palestinians, with more than 168,000 wounded. The vast majority of the
population has been displaced, and the destruction of infrastructure is
unprecedented since World War II. Thousands of people are still missing.</span></p>
<p><span>In addition to the military assault, the Israeli blockade has
caused a man-made famine, leading to the deaths of hundreds of
Palestinians\u2014mostly children\u2014with hundreds of thousands more at risk.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite widespread international condemnation, little has been
done to hold Israel accountable. The nation is currently under
investigation for genocide by the International Court of Justice, while
accused war criminals, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are
officially wanted by the International Criminal Court. </span></p>
<p><i><span>(PC, AJA)</span></i></p>
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