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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue to face fierce resistance from Palestinian armed factions as it attempts to advance in the Gaza Strip.
On February 13, the al-Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, released a video showing its fighters blowing up armored personnel carriers of the IDF with rocket-propelled grenades and shelling a gathering of Israeli troops with mortars to the west of Gaza City in northern Gaza.
And on February 14, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, shared footage of its fighters planting explosive devices, clashing with Israeli troops from point blank and attacking IDF vehicles with rocket-propelled grenades in the city of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Strip.
The IDF has lost 232 troops since the start of ground operations in Gaza. More than 1,300 others have been reportedly wounded.
Around two months ago, the IDF withdrew from vast parts of northern Gaza. Now, it has reportedly begun to pull out troops from some areas in the south.
Palestinian media reported on February 15 that Israeli troops had completely withdrawn from the town of Abasan al-Kabira near Khan Younis. There were also rumors of other withdrawals by the IDF near the southern Gaza City.
Despite the recent drawbacks by the IDF, the Israeli command is in fact preparing to escalate operations in Gaza by attacking the southernmost area of Rafah on the border with Gaza. More than a million Palestinians are said to be taking refuge there.
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remember, izrel is da poor victim according to cnn-stein and jew york timesberg
problem for them is that world have had enough of their lies and blackmailing and extortion.
they are very similar to ukrainians (government). note that the biggest den of jews is odessa.
“the idf has lost 232 troops”
multipy by 10x/20x for reality…
look at the israeli government casualty figure’s the official numbers. then look at the israeli hospital military casualty figures and the family death notices in the israeli press! the israeli government are as always covering up the true idf casualty numbers
lying jews? naaaahh. impossible.
that’s the number for a 1st week of this conflagration. they’ve stopped counting right after things didn’t work as planned.
hamas miraculously seems to have no drones with cam & explosives attached??
die israeli scum die