Gaza – SABA:
The increase in qualitative resistance operations in the Gaza Strip signals that the coming phase will bring many surprises and initiate a prolonged campaign of attrition against the Israeli occupation army, despite the severe challenges posed by the ongoing aggression.
As the Zionist war on Gaza continues and the aggression expands, the Palestinian resistance intensifies its attacks on occupying soldiers and military vehicles, restoring momentum to its military activities and demonstrating its capability to sustain this course over the long term—especially after the occupation decisively shut the door on any attempts to halt the war.
Regarding this systematic escalation, military experts agree that the rising intensity of resistance operations carries multiple military messages. Chief among them: the Zionist enemy must abandon the illusion of crippling resistance capabilities. Any move to broaden its aggression will become an opportunity for the resistance to inflict more losses and deliver new blows, resulting in further Zionist failures.
Strategic and military expert Nidal Abu Zaid stated that the resurgence of resistance operations confirms earlier assessments: the resistance still maintains command cohesion and control, as well as the ability to adapt to diverse combat tactics.
Speaking to “Shams News,” Abu Zaid explained that the nature of these operations indicates the resistance is developing multi-layered defensive structures, while the occupation tries to advance through limited forces and unconventional tactics in vulnerable, open areas unsuitable for defense—militarily considered "tactically lost ground."
He emphasized that despite the many obstacles, the resistance's success in detonating a tunnel and deploying IEDs against bulldozers and tanks reflects a shift in battlefield strategy toward explosive devices. In his view, this showcases the resistance’s readiness for a potential defensive battle should the occupation reject diplomacy and persist in its military campaign.
Furthermore, according to military expert Major General Mohammed Al-Samadi in an interview with Al Jazeera, recent high-profile operations prove that the resistance remains operational, capable of delivering strikes and maneuvering its fighters into key areas, effectively seizing opportunities to deal blows to Zionist forces.
Colonel Hatem Kareem Al-Falahi also told Al Jazeera that the choice of timing and location for engagement serves the resistance well, stressing that it would never engage in a losing battle in an indefensible area.
Al-Falahi added that redistributing resources and fighters grants the resistance the capacity to confront and repel attacks, and that new operation zones can be prepared across the sector, activated only when necessary.
In parallel, retired strategic and military expert Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi highlighted the resistance’s high tactical flexibility in selecting optimal times and locations for operations, capitalizing on temporary withdrawals by the occupation, as seen previously in eastern Tuffah and Tal Al-Mintar, and currently in Khazan Al-Najjar.
Commenting on the resistance’s ability to launch further complex attacks, Al-Duwairi said field data from southern Gaza points to the imminent outbreak of a new phase of intense clashes, likely centered in the triangle between the Morag axis and Salah Al-Din Street.
Al-Duwairi noted that recent operations have featured a range of tactics, including the use of “Shuwadh” IEDs, barrel bombs, and “Yassin” missiles—clear signs of close-quarters engagement and the presence of resistance fighters on the ground, despite heavy bombardment.
This outlook was confirmed by the Al-Qassam Brigades, which announced a complex ambush against invading Zionist forces in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in multiple casualties.
In its latest statement Sunday, the Al-Qassam Brigades—the military wing of Hamas—revealed that its fighters executed a complex ambush targeting an Israeli “Storm” military jeep and support troops east of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.
According to the brigades, the jeep belonging to the IDF’s Combat Intelligence Collection Corps was hit with an anti-armor projectile, causing confirmed casualties. When reinforcements arrived, they were targeted with an anti-personnel IED, resulting in further fatalities and injuries.
On Saturday evening, Al-Qassam also reported executing a complex ambush against a Zionist force in eastern Tuffah, hitting its members with fatal and injurious blows. They targeted a "Merkava 4" tank and a "D9" bulldozer using two “Yassin 105” missiles, causing them to catch fire in the Al-Sourani area.
Simultaneously, Israeli media reported a “serious security incident” on Saturday night, where a resistance strike on an armored vehicle in eastern Gaza resulted in the deaths of an officer and a soldier, and injuries to five others.
The Hebrew site “Hadshot Hamot” confirmed that a Zionist officer was killed and five others wounded by an IED attack on an armored vehicle, followed by a second strike on a rescue unit. “Hadshot B'zman” later reported two dead and additional injuries.
Another Hebrew outlet earlier on Saturday stated that at least one soldier was killed and four injured when a Zionist tank was hit by an IED, then a guided missile.
Israeli forums and media outlets posted footage of helicopters airlifting wounded occupation soldiers to hospitals, confirming the seriousness of the incident.
Palestinian resistance factions have disclosed details of recent operations in response to the aggression, including the destruction of military vehicles, sniper attacks, and bombardment of Zionist military positions with rockets and advanced mortars.
On Friday, Al-Qassam Brigades reported killing and injuring several occupation soldiers by detonating a booby-trapped tunnel in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Wednesday.
They lured the force near the tunnel entrance and detonated multiple IEDs as soldiers entered the site.
On Wednesday, the brigades reported hitting three “Merkava 4” tanks with “Yassin 105” projectiles near Al-Wafa Hospital in eastern Tuffah, Gaza City.
Last Sunday, Al-Qassam claimed responsibility for killing and injuring members of a Zionist special force by blowing up a house in eastern Rafah—marking its first declared bombing operation since the resumption of the genocide campaign on March 18. Previously, Al-Qassam and other factions launched rocket barrages at Israeli settlements.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also declared targeting enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated Rafah in southern Gaza.
On Friday, Al-Quds Brigades shared footage of their fighters striking Zionist forces and vehicles in Rafah using mortars and "107" rockets. The footage showed attacks on a command center in Morag, along with troop concentrations and another command post in Yibna refugee camp.
The group noted that this operation occurred on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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