Gaza – SABA:
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Friday that its fighters had targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with a pre-prepared high-explosive IED west of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), Al-Qassam said:
“Our fighters targeted a Zionist Merkava tank with a powerful landmine-type explosive device on Thursday in the ‘Maslakh’ area southwest of Khan Younis.”
This attack is part of the continued military actions by Palestinian resistance factions in retaliation for the ongoing genocide committed by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza since October 7, 2023, with full U.S. backing. The aggression includes mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, in defiance of international appeals and orders from the International Court of Justice to cease hostilities.