Qassam Attacks Israeli Carrier Near Gaza

The Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, on Tuesday claimed to have attacked an Israeli personnel carrier in southern Israel.



In a statement, the Brigades said its fighters attacked the Israeli carrier in Kissufim region adjacent to eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.



On Monday, the Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for killing 10 Israeli soldiers in an attack in eastern Gaza Strip.



Since July 7, Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip with fierce aerial bombardments with the ostensible aim of halting rocket fire from the strip, leaving at least 1058 Palestinians dead and more than 6258 others injured.



Gaza-based resistance factions, meanwhile, have continued to fire rocket at Israeli cities in response to relentless Israeli bombardments.



According to official Israeli figures, 53 troops and three civilians have been killed since the hostilities began.



Israel's military operation, dubbed operation "Protective Edge," is the self-proclaimed Jewish state's third major offensive against the densely-populate Gaza Strip – which is home to some 1.8 million Palestinians – within the last six years.



In 2008/9, over 1500 Palestinians were killed in Israel's three-week-long operation "Cast Lead."



By Yasser al-Banna



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