Gaza Strip: The increase in qualitative resistance operations in the Gaza Strip signals that the coming phase will bring many surprises and initiate a prolonged campaign of attrition against the Israeli occupation army, despite the severe challenges posed by the ongoing aggression. As the Zionist war on Gaza continues and the aggression expands, the Palestinian resistance intensifies its attacks on occupying soldiers and military vehicles, restoring momentum to its military activities and demonstrating its capability to sustain this course over the long term-especially after the occupation decisively shut the door on any attempts to halt the war.
According to Yemen News Agency, the systematic escalation is observed by military experts who agree that the rising intensity of resistance operations carries multiple military messages. Chief among them is that the Zionist enemy must abandon the illusion of crippling resistance capabilities. Any move to broaden its aggression will become an opportunity for the resistance to inflict more losses and deliver new blows, resulting in further Zionist failures.
Strategic and military expert Nidal Abu Zaid stated that the resurgence of resistance operations confirms earlier assessments: the resistance still maintains command cohesion and control, as well as the ability to adapt to diverse combat tactics. Speaking to 'Shams News,' Abu Zaid explained that the nature of these operations indicates the resistance is developing multi-layered defensive structures, while the occupation tries to advance through limited forces and unconventional tactics in vulnerable, open areas unsuitable for defense-militarily considered "tactically lost ground."
Furthermore, according to military expert Major General Mohammed Al-Samadi in an interview with Al Jazeera, recent high-profile operations prove that the resistance remains operational, capable of delivering strikes and maneuvering its fighters into key areas, effectively seizing opportunities to deal blows to Zionist forces. Colonel Hatem Kareem Al-Falahi also told Al Jazeera that the choice of timing and location for engagement serves the resistance well, stressing that it would never engage in a losing battle in an indefensible area.
In parallel, retired strategic and military expert Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi highlighted the resistance's high tactical flexibility in selecting optimal times and locations for operations, capitalizing on temporary withdrawals by the occupation, as seen previously in eastern Tuffah and Tal Al-Mintar, and currently in Khazan Al-Najjar. Commenting on the resistance's ability to launch further complex attacks, Al-Duwairi said field data from southern Gaza points to the imminent outbreak of a new phase of intense clashes, likely centered in the triangle between the Morag axis and Salah Al-Din Street.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, in its latest statement, announced a complex ambush against invading Zionist forces in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in multiple casualties. The brigades revealed that its fighters executed a complex ambush targeting an Israeli 'Storm' military jeep and support troops east of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. According to the brigades, the jeep belonging to the IDF's Combat Intelligence Collection Corps was hit with an anti-armor projectile, causing confirmed casualties.
Simultaneously, Israeli media reported a 'serious security incident' on Saturday night, where a resistance strike on an armored vehicle in eastern Gaza resulted in the deaths of an officer and a soldier, and injuries to five others. The Hebrew site 'Hadshot Hamot' confirmed that a Zionist officer was killed and five others wounded by an IED attack on an armored vehicle, followed by a second strike on a rescue unit.
Palestinian resistance factions have disclosed details of recent operations in response to the aggression, including the destruction of military vehicles, sniper attacks, and bombardment of Zionist military positions with rockets and advanced mortars. On Friday, Al-Qassam Brigades reported killing and injuring several occupation soldiers by detonating a booby-trapped tunnel in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, also declared targeting enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated Rafah in southern Gaza. On Friday, Al-Quds Brigades shared footage of their fighters striking Zionist forces and vehicles in Rafah using mortars and "107" rockets. The group noted that this operation occurred on Saturday, April 12, 2025.