US EditionHamas says it is engaged in 'fierce fighting' in Gaza's Rafah
- A deadly explosion and intense fighting occurred on Thursday in Rafah's El Geneina neighborhood in the southern Gaza Strip.
- The confrontation stemmed from Israeli troops laying explosives during a demolition campaign amid ongoing clashes with Hamas fighters.
- The Qassam Brigades took responsibility, reporting that their combatants participated in intense, close-quarters fighting against soldiers from the Golani Brigade.
- Israeli helicopters evacuated injured soldiers despite delays caused by heavy gunfire and combat, while footage showed medical choppers transporting casualties.
- The fighting caused Israeli setbacks and mounting Palestinian casualties amid intensified air strikes and urban warfare in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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The Qassam battalions affiliated with the “Hamas movement” announced on Thursday that its fighters are fighting “fierce clashes” with Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip near Rafah, while Israeli media reported that a number of soldiers were killed and injured in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip...
Hamas Says It Is Engaged in ‘Fierce Fighting’ in Gaza’s Rafah
Hamas fighters were engaged in "fierce fighting" with Israeli soldiers on Thursday in the south of the Gaza Strip near Rafah, the Palestinian group said. The statement, issued on Telegram, suggests that Hamas is still active in areas where the Israeli military has expanded its control, more than 19 months after the start of Israel's air and ground campaign in Gaza.
The Golani Brigade's combat team has been operating in the Rafah area and the 'Morj' corridor in recent months. So far, the forces have worked to neutralize hundreds of terrorist infrastructures, located dozens of shafts and eliminated dozens of terrorists. These days, the brigade's combat team forces are operating in the 'Jeannena' neighborhood in the Rafah area. It should be noted that 'Jeannena' is the last focus where fighting against terro…
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