Watan-Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, broadcasted on Sunday what they claimed to be the shelling of their fighters with mortar shells at Israeli infantry forces advancing in the central region of the Gaza Strip.
The footage, aired by Al Jazeera, showed Qassam fighters launching mortar shells towards Israeli forces.
In one scene, a Al-Qassam resistance member is seen firing multiple consecutive mortar shells from a launcher next to a tree. In another scene, another fighter inside an office is seen loading a launcher with more shells.
A third Qassam fighter is shown performing the same operation, with a fellow resistance member encouraging him, saying, “Go ahead, pour it,” accompanied by sounds of cheering around them.
The Qassam Brigades are broadcasting new scenes of their battles
In another clip, a fighter is seen lurking behind thick trees in an agricultural area, then turning to the camera, raising his hand, saying, “Allahu Akbar, and thanks be to God,” before loading and launching a shell towards an unseen target due to the smoke filling the area.
The process is repeated several times, and in a subsequent scene, a small cannon mounted on concrete blocks is shown, with a resistance member loading it with shells.
In a separate development, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, broadcasted a video on its social media accounts showing the manufacturing of locally-made explosive devices titled “Our Explosive Devices… Volcanoes Ignite in Your Bodies.”
مشاهد متداولة تظهر انسحاب لواء الاحتياط 55 بالجيش المختل من قطاع #غزة
بسطت حركة #حماس سيطرتها المدنية والعسكرية على كافة الاجزاء اللتي توغل فيها الجيش وانسحب منها.متبقي طردهم من #خانيونس وبإذن الله يتحقق النصر الكامل#غزه_تقاوم_وستنتصر #غزه_مقبرة_الغزاه #خان_يونس pic.twitter.com/NTfjoqqgpk
— صَلاَحُ الدِّينِ | SALADIN (@salaheldin76) January 28, 2024
A new video from the Al-Quds Brigades titled “Our Explosive Devices… Volcanoes Ignite in Your Bodies
The video featured an expert from the Al-Quds Brigades preparing the structures of the shells and assembling their internal components. Another scene showed the preparation of the explosive material, and later stages of the production of these homemade weapons.
Regarding the retreat and defeats of the enemy, activists circulated footage claiming to show the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation’s Reserve Brigade 55 from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces were seen dragging what activists described as the “tails of defeat,” with soldiers walking slowly on a dirt road.
The soldiers were heard shouting loudly, providing coverage for their defeats and failures, while scenes of destruction left by the Israeli aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip were visible on both sides of the road.