2023 Israel–Hamas war #3

FOLLOW-UP: Saraya Al-Quds (PIJ) — Tulkarem division (West-Bank) published a video showing the moment the occupation soldiers fled from the house of the leader of the Al-Quds’ Tulkarem Brigade, Mahmoud Jaber, after they were trapped in a tight ambush, (https://t.me/FotrosResistance/3980) which led to the force being killed and wounded.

https://t.me/FotrosResistance/3981

Hezbollah published a video showing scenes from the operation, on January 2nd, that targeted a group of israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Marj IOF site.

https://t.me/FotrosResistance/3988

BIG SUMMARY of all resistance operations today, January 4 (2024), against US-israeli forces


— Al-Qassam Brigades:

Destroyed 3 Merkava tanks, west of Al-Maghazi in central Gaza & the other in north of Khan Yunis.

Shelled IOF forces & vehicles in Khan Yunis with mortars.

Detonated a powerful explosive device among an IOF infantry force inside a building, causing casualties, north of Al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.

Detonated an anti-personnel explosive device within a fortified Zionist force in Al-Maghraqa area in central Gaza.

Targeted an IOF military gathering in Bureij camp with heavy-caliber mortars.

(Partially) destroyed 2 Merkava tanks with Yassin-105s, in Al-Mahatta and Al-Katiba areas in Khan Yunis.

Shelled IOF forces in Al-Maghraqa north of Al-Nuseirat camp with mortars.

Shelled an IOF military gathering in Khan Yunis with mortars.

Targeted an IOF military gathering around an infiltrated military vehicle in Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City with a RPG, causing casualties.

Successfully targeted an IOF force in Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City with mortars.



— Al-Quds Brigades:

(Partially) destroyed 2 military vehicles with RPGs, east of Al-Bureij camp, in central Gaza.

In a joint-operation with Al-Qassam Brigades, they targeted a gathering of IOF forces in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City with mortars.

Clashed with IOF forces in the central Khan Yunis axis.



— Mujahideen Brigades:

Targeted a fortified IOF force in Al-Shati area, west of Gaza City, with an anti-personnel high explosive (with video).

Shelled IOF soldiers & military vehicles with short-range rocket barrages in the, axes of Gaza City.


— Martyr Omar Al-Qassem forces:

Clashed with IOF forces, east of Al-Bureij and Al-Maghazi camps, and an explosive device was detonated southeast of Al-Bureij camp against the military vehicles in the area, causing deaths and injuries

Targeted military vehicles, in the Mahata axis in central Khan Younis, with RPGs, and confirm a direct hit on one of the vehicles, causing deaths and injuries.



— Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades:

Targeted a military vehicle with an RPG, at the axis east of Al-Bureij.

Clashed with IOF forces in the axes in the center of Khan Younis city, using machine guns and RPGs.



— Al-Nasser Salah Al-Din Brigades:

Shelled a gathering of IOF soldiers and vehicles in Khan Younis city with 4 heavy-caliber mortars.

— 🟡 Hezbollah:

Targeted israeli soldiers in Shtula with appropriate weapons.

Targeted Al-Jardah point with appropriate weapons.

Targeted an israeli military gathering around Al-Manara site with appropriate weapons.

Targeted israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Matar site with appropriate weapons.

”Sniper unit” targeted the espionage equipment in the Misgav Am area, precisely hitting and destroying it.

Targeted a newly established position of israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Al-Marj site with rockets.

Targeted an IOF gathering in the vicinity of Shomera Barracks with rockets.



— Islamic Resistance in Iraq:

Attacked the US base at Al-Rukban camp in Syria using suicide drones.

Attacked the US base at Al-Omar oil field in Syria using suicide drones (reports abour US casualties)


This list did not include rockets fired from Gaza towards settlements.

@FotrosResistance

Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth:

The official IOF soldiers casualty figure is 2,300; but according to people working in the field, the picture is more much darker than this [meaning the casualties are way higher].

12,500 soldiers will be recognized as disabled due to the war.

The 12,500 soldiers that will be recognized as disabled, is a very conservative and cautious estimate. The scope of the requests is expected to stand on 20,000 disabled IOF soldier.

@FotrosResistance

Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas)

We successfully detonated a minefield of 3 anti-personnel explosives targeting an israeli infantry force of 7 soldiers, causing deaths & injuries among them, in the Khaza'a area, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The photo is looking up at the ceiling with the 6 bomb holes. From the video in Post 716 above, it looks like 2 groups of SDB hitting a few seconds apart. Amazing accuracy but the IAF have had years of practice in Syria plus recently in Gaza.


Elijah J. Magnier
@ejmalrai
To assassinate #Hamas leaders in #Beirut, #Lebanon, #Israel used F-35 Lightning II using 6 GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb Weapon System all-weather, day or night 250-pound class, guided munition with 46 miles range.

FT of the ceiling bombed. Two unexploded GBU are with #Hezbollah.

WATCH: Al-Quds Brigades (PIJ) published a video showing scenes of their forces targeting a number of military vehicles, in the Al-Tuffah and Al-Daraj axis, east of Gaza City.

https://t.me/FotrosResistance/4003

In a joint-operation between Al-Quds Brigades & Al-Qassam Brigades, they (partially) destroyed 3 military vehicles with “Tandum” and Al-Yassin105s, in the axis southeast of Khan Yunis.

Big barrage of rockets were launched from Gaza towards Askalan, Sderot & their vicinities

Sayyed Nasrallah:

Since October 8, we have entered into the battle with israel, all along more than 100km on the southern front.

Within 3 months, the Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) carried out more than 670 operations & 48 border sites that were targeted more than once.

Sayyed Nasrallah:

Some people, who are either blind or ignorant say that we only target metal towers. But no, the Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) targeted the technical and intelligence equipment, not just the towers. They were completely destroyed.

Sayyed Nasrallah:

Due to the Islamic Resistance (Hezbollah) operations, israeli soldiers fled from the military sites towards the settlements, fearing that the resistance fighters would advance towards the sites and occupy them.

Israel does not acknowledge either the dead or the wounded, they are hiding many of their losses. We targeted their tents for example; and saw ambulances rush to the scene to take the corpses & wounded, but hiding their casualties is part of their policy.

Israeli military casualties may be 3 times more than what announced.


In 8 hospitals in the NORTH alone, the statistics show that there are more than 2000 causalities.


The reason behind this censorship is the enemy practicing psychological warfare and also to avoid the embarrassment before their settlers.

If everyone knew the extent of the damage against israel on the northern front, no one would question its importance.

Sayyed Nasrallah:

When they asked Netanyahu about the north, he said: "Where is the tent?"

He referred to the tents in Shebaa farms. But I tell him, where are your 48 outposts? Where are your soldiers, generals, commanders that are hiding like RATS in the north?

🟡Sayyed Nasrallah:

The response to Dahyeh (Beirut) will be seen in the battlefield. We don’t say we’ll wait, you will see our response & revenge in this battlefield.

The response is coming, God willing.

Sayyed Nasrallah:

Iraqi resistance targeted more than 100 times the US bases. CENTCOM admitted to a dozen casualties already. This is of course in support for the people in Gaza.

The Americans doesn’t want the war to expand here, bcs it’s occupied elsewhere.

Rocket attack toward Kiryat Shmona from Lebanon

Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced:

Attacking the US al-Harir base in Erbil, northern Iraq, with suicide drones.

Mujahideen Brigades published a video showing scenes of monitoring & targeting a military vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan axis in Gaza City, with appropriate weapons.

https://t.me/FotrosResistance/4038

— 15 IOF soldiers were injured, 3 of them were seriously injured, during the last 24 hours.

Hebrew Channel 13:

The israeli army estimates that Hezbollah will respond to the assassination of Al-Arouri with an operation that crosses the current battle lines [which will lead to a bigger escalation, would israel respond to that].

The Israeli MoD has admitted to 12500 disabled that will need to be looked after.

How about this? Street pressure?

Jordan’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, announced that his country backs South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the ICJ. He added that the Jordanian government is working on a legal file to follow up on the case.

Turkey, Malaysia, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had announced that they back the case too.

https://globalsouth.co/2024/01/05/genocide-in-gaza-south-africas-case-at-the-icc/

IRNA news agency:

The Iraqi resistance attacked 4 US bases after the assassination of one of its commanders during a US airstrike in Baghdad.

Reuters, Sputnik & Al-Arabiya have reported the deaths and injuries of a number of American soldiers in these attacks.

(Context of image: A gesture by Sayyed Nasrallah from his 2020 speech in January, after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. The gesture means that Americans who came to the region vertically will leave horizontally (in caskets).)

Merely observing the scene reveals its intricate nature. At this point, we won't resort to simplistic solutions or analyses for the conflict. Everyone tells a piece of the story, often unaware that only the complete narrative is relevant for decision-making.

Israel has suffered a significant setback, but this doesn't mean it's paralysed for further engagement. It could be said that israel anticipates responses, but if it doesn’t receive an equivalent response after its strike, it’s natural to resort to larger strikes to heal its inflicted wounds from October 7th.

Israel seeks to draw the US into a war with Iran, but neither the US nor israel willingly desire a war with Iran. Most importantly, both parties fear such a confrontation. If the US wanted to engage with Iran, it would have done it already.

The current multi-front strikes against the US & israel hold considerable value, but they are under a threshold that forces them to reconsider the continued campaign of assassination. What is needed are more potent strikes.

At the same time, it must be assumed that both the US and israel have set high their thresholds for involvement in a large-scale war. Therefore, the threat of a major war is currently strategically valueless and should not be taken seriously from either side. Precise strikes have an impact, but they won’t provoke a significant response.

Strikes within occupied territories prove more effective than any strike against israel. However, if the equilibrium between internal and external strikes within occupied territories is disrupted, the effectiveness of internal strikes against israel will decline.

The dynamics of attack, defense, intelligence operations, military strategies, deterrence, and balance have changed so much in nature that it’s easy to construct false equations with the right variables. Let's remain vigilant.

@FotrosResistance

BIG SUMMARY of all resistance operations today, January 5 (2024), against US-israeli forces


— Al-Qassam Brigades:

Shelled an israeli military gathering, west of Al-Maghazi camp, in the center of Gaza with heavy-caliber mortars.

(Partially) destroyed a “Namer” APC & 1 military D9-bulldozer in various battle zones in the Strip.

Detonated a landmine field consisting of 3 anti-personnel mines targeting an IOF infantry force, causing casualties in Khazaa area.

Detonated an anti-personnel mine targeting a special Zionist force advancing towards Ein Nafa tunnel in the Zana area east of Khan Yunis, resulting in casualties.

Targeted a special Zionist force inside a building with 3 "Raadiyah" anti-personnel explosives, in the Zana area, causing casualties.

Shelled a gathering of military vehicles & soldiers in Khan Yunis city with heavy-caliber mortars.

Targeted 9 military vehicles, clashed with its infantry forces, and targeted them with sniper rifles & anti-personnel explosives, also engaged with a number of soldiers in the east of Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.



— Al-Quds Brigades:

In a joint-operation with Al-Qassam Brigades, they destroyed 3 military vehicles using "Tandem" & Yassin 105s, in the Ma’an axis, south-east of Khan Yunis.



— Mujahideen Brigades:

Targeted a Zionist armored personnel carrier (APC) with an anti-tank rocket, in the Sheikh Ridwan axis in Gaza City, resulting in the destruction and killing and injuring of its crew.



— Aqsa Martyrs Brigades:

Clashed with IOF forces on the axis of Al-Maghazi camp with machine guns and RPGs.

Targeted a troop carrier (APC) with RPGs, in the eastern area of Khan Younis.

Shelled a gathering of israeli soldiers & their mobilizations, in the Al-Mahatta area of Khan Younis, with heavy-caliber mortars.



— Martyr Omar Al-Qassem Forces:

Clashed with IOF forces in the central Khan Younis axis.

Detonated an explosive device targeting a military vehicle, causing dead and wounded to its crew.



— 🟡 Hezbollah:

Targeted the Birkat Risha IOF site with artillery & Burkan IRAM rockets, causing direct hits (and massive damage).

Targeted a position of israeli soldiers around the Al-Dahirah site with Burkan IRAM rockets, causing a direct hit (while Sayyed was giving his speech)

Targeted the Birkat Risha for the second time with Burkan IRAM rockets, causing direct hits.



— Islamic Resistance in Iraq:

Attacked the Al-Harir US base in Erbil, northern Iraq, with suicide drones.

(more attacks but they will be listed for tomorrow’s list as they fell after midnight)

This list did not include rockets fired from Gaza towards settlements.

@FotrosResistance