As expected, the Israeli military operation in Khan Yunis has turned out to be the most difficult as indicated by the latest reports from the battlefield.
Today, Tuesday, December 5, was a bad day for the Israeli army at all fronts.
Though hundreds of Palestinians were killed and wounded in Israeli attacks at civilian homes throughout the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army suffered particularly heavy losses, while still failing to prevent the firing of rockets from Gaza to Israel.
These are some of the highlights of today’s fighting, according to statements issued by the various Palestinian Resistance groups, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, the Israeli army and media reports.
REUTERS (quoting Commander of Israeli Army's Southern command): Today the Israeli Army is fighting the fiercest battles since the start of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
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Gaza Fighting
- Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, said that it has destroyed fully or partially 24 Israeli military vehicles in the various axes of fighting in the city of Khan Yunis alone. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
- Eight Israeli soldiers were directly hit by Palestinian snipers in the Khan Yunis area. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
- 18 Israeli soldiers were directly hit in various areas of fighting in the Khan Yunis area. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
- A minefield was detonated in an Israeli force in the Khan Yunis area. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
- An Israeli force was shelled with a Rajoum missile system as it attempted to advance in the Khan Yunis area. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
- Israeli sources said that sirens had sounded in the Ashdod and Asqalan areas, after a new barrage of rockets fired at Israeli targets from Gaza. (Souce: Israeli media)
- Fierce battles were fought today in the west of Jabaliya, and at the outskirts of the Shejaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City. (Source: Qassam Brigades)
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Hezbollah
- The Lebanese Resistance group Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli military site in the Metulla area. (Source: Hezbollah)
- Al-Jazeera reported that ten rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee area, while artillery shells landed in the Edmet area of the Western Galilee. (Source: Al-Jazeera)
- Hezbollah also reported that its fighters targeted several Israeli sites and military barracks in Birkat Risha, Jal Al-Alam, and Bryant. (Source: Hezbollah)
- The group also targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the site of Khallet Warda. (Source: Hezbollah)
In a just-released video, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, are seen confronting invading Israeli forces east of Khan Yunis city.
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Israeli Army
- Reuters quoted the commander of the Israeli army’s Southern Command as saying that his forces are fighting the fiercest battles since the start of the ground offensive on October 27. (Source: Reuters)
- Lebanese media reported that Israel has shelled the vicinity of several Lebanese towns, including Naqoura, Tair Harfa, and Al-Jabain. (Source: Lebanese media)
- The Israeli army admitted to the killing of seven officers and soldiers, including the deputy commander of a military company. (Source: Israeli army)
(The Palestine Chronicle)
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