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No way out but a deal: Hamas warns Israel of prolonged war and new captive attempts
No way out but a deal: Hamas warns Israel of prolonged war and new captive attempts

Al Bawaba

time4 days ago

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  • Al Bawaba

No way out but a deal: Hamas warns Israel of prolonged war and new captive attempts

Published July 18th, 2025 - 04:37 GMT ALBAWABA - Abu Ubaida, the military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas' armed wing), gave his first public speech since March. It was a recorded speech in which he talked about the group's military strategy, its views on current talks, and harsh criticism of players in the region and within Palestine. Abu Ubaida said that the resistance is still fully ready for a long war. He accused Israel of breaking a deal by starting its attack on Gaza again four months ago. He said that the resistance killed a lot of Israeli troops during this time and that Israeli soldiers were also suffering from more mental health problems. He said that Hamas's current operations are focused on "strategic attrition," which includes new military strategies, high-impact operations, and efforts to take Israeli soldiers, some of which he said had happened in the past few weeks. Arab and Islamic leaders are being criticized. According to Abu Ubaida, the Arab and Islamic worlds are very frustrating him. In a strong message, he criticized governments and leaders for not doing anything about what he called Israel's "genocide" in Gaza. He said that tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians had been killed and that the leaders of the area should take moral responsibility. He praised the Houthis in Yemen for setting up a strong front and thanked people around the world who are still taking chances to stand with the Palestinian people. Abu Ubaida said that Hamas fully supports the group that is currently in informal talks with Israel. He said that the resistance had offered to trade all of Israel's prisoners for Palestinian ones several times as part of a full prisoner swap deal. But he said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down the plans, which led people to think that the prisoners might be dead. ⭕️ Abu Ubaidah: 'We say to history, with all bitterness and pain, and in front of all the sons of our nation: O leaders of this Islamic and Arab nation, and its elites and major parties, and its scholars, you are our adversaries before Allah Almighty, you are the adversaries of… — MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) July 18, 2025 He said that if Israel doesn't change its mind, Hamas might back out of limited or staged deals, like the earlier offer to trade 10 prisoners. Abu Ubaida told those working with Israel in a direct message to turn away from their actions and return to their communities. He praised Palestinian families and groups that had officially turned their backs on traitors. He said that working with Arabs would not work and that anyone who did would be "burnt cards" in the eyes of the Palestinian people. Final Thoughts and Background Abu Ubaida ended by praising the strength and honor of the Palestinian people, saying that their unwavering determination to stay strong despite pain and lack continues to annoy their enemies. In a linked statement, Hamas said that since Israel had failed to use force to free the prisoners, the only way forward is to arrange a swap of prisoners. The group said that its changing strategies have caught Israel off guard many times, making the Gaza war a turning point in the conflict and showing what it called the "increasing fragility of the Israeli state." © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (

Al-Qassam vows ongoing Resistance in response to Al-Aqsa aggression
Al-Qassam vows ongoing Resistance in response to Al-Aqsa aggression

Al Mayadeen

time15-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Al Mayadeen

Al-Qassam vows ongoing Resistance in response to Al-Aqsa aggression

Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, affirmed on Thursday that Resistance fighters remain steadfast and continue carrying out major operations against Israeli occupation forces and settlers from al-Khalil to Jenin. The actions come in direct response to the escalating aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque. In a statement posted on his Telegram channel, Abu Obeida said the operations come as 'a direct response to the escalating crimes committed by the enemy army and its settlers, which have turned the lives of Palestinians into hell.' The Al-Qassam spokesperson also called on Palestinian youth across the West Bank and al-Quds to intensify resistance efforts and to rise against the aggressors, urging action to deter occupation forces and settlers from committing more crimes and advancing plots to annex the West Bank. Abu Obeida concluded by warning of the consequences of inaction, calling for an uprising 'before what remains of Palestine slips away from our people's hands.'According to Israeli rights group B'Tselem, Israeli offensives have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including from Tulkarm, Nur Shams, and Jenin camps. The organization estimates that over 40,000 Palestinians have been forcibly uprooted in 2024 alone. The Israeli military claimed the demolitions are aimed at combating Palestinian Resistance groups and said the destruction was "operationally necessary" to allow troops to move freely. However, the demolitions have triggered widespread international condemnation and raised alarms over what many see as an organized effort to annex the West Bank, which "Israel" occupied in the 1967 war. This week, Reuters witnesses saw bulldozers clearing away debris from flattened homes and expanding roads surrounded by rubble. Residents scrambled to pile salvaged furniture, bedding, and cooking utensils onto trucks. Tulkarm Governor Abdullah Kamil said demolitions have surged in recent weeks, with 106 homes and 104 other buildings destroyed in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. Read more: IOF turn West Bank's Sinjil into 'big prison' amid ongoing aggression

3 Israeli soldiers killed by Resistance gunfire in south, north Gaza
3 Israeli soldiers killed by Resistance gunfire in south, north Gaza

Al Mayadeen

time15-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Al Mayadeen

3 Israeli soldiers killed by Resistance gunfire in south, north Gaza

The Israeli occupation army confirmed the killing of a combat engineering soldier of the Northern Brigade in the battles in northern Gaza. Sgt. Yair Eliyahou, 19, from the settlement of Ezer, a Combat Engineering soldier in the Northern Brigade, was killed overnight, the IOF announced, claiming a combat-related operational accident in the northern Gaza Strip. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation, the military said. In addition, Israeli media reported that two soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed after their tank was struck by an anti-tank rocket in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. In related developments, Israeli media reported four 'security incidents' had occurred in the Gaza Strip since this morning, including one in Khan Younis and two in Beit Hanoun, while the fourth is reportedly still under investigation. An Israeli media platform also reported a "difficult incident" that took five hours to resolve, though no further details were disclosed amid a continuing media blackout on battlefield developments. Meanwhile, the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the shelling of groupings of Israeli occupation forces in the al-Satar area north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, with mortar shells. Concurrently, Israeli media reported a "very tough incident" in Khan Younis, noting heavy fire from Israeli helicopters, coinciding with intense artillery shelling in the area. The al-Qassam Brigades had previously announced the shelling of the settlements of Nir Yitzhak and Miftahim with a salvo of Q20 rockets north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Moreover, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, announced that its Resistance fighters had shelled a gathering of occupation soldiers and vehicles near Street 5 in northern Khan Younis with heavy mortar fire. The group also said its fighters have captured an Israeli EVO MAX drone while it was conducting intelligence missions over Khan Younis. This comes as the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip continues to confront Israeli incursions, engaging in clashes and ambushing Israeli soldiers and vehicles, causing casualties. Just yesterday, Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza announced multiple successful operations targeting Israeli vehicles in the Strip, confirming casualties among the Israeli occupation forces. The al-Quds Brigades reported that it targeted an Israeli occupation army command and control headquarters near the Khadra Mosque, north of Khan Younis, with a 107-type rocket, achieving a direct hit. In a joint operation with the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades (the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine), the al-Quds Brigades also shelled Israeli occupation forces stationed on al-Badaw Street in the western al-Satar area, north of Khan Younis, with a barrage of mortar shells. Meanwhile, the al-Qassam Brigades announced targeting an Israeli troop carrier with a Yassin 105 shell on al-Mujamma al-Islami Street in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Resistance faction also stated that during the attack, they saw the military vehicle catch fire and a helicopter land to evacuate casualties, noting that the incident occurred around noon on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades destroyed an Israeli military vehicle using a highly explosive Asif 3 device in the town of al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis. As part of the ongoing Al-Aqsa Flood Operation, Palestinian Resistance fighters persist in attacking Israeli forces operating inside the Gaza Strip, causing Israeli military casualties with both killed and wounded soldiers.

Al-Qassam, Al-Quds Brigades target Israeli tanks, vehicles in Gaza
Al-Qassam, Al-Quds Brigades target Israeli tanks, vehicles in Gaza

Al Mayadeen

time15-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Al Mayadeen

Al-Qassam, Al-Quds Brigades target Israeli tanks, vehicles in Gaza

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, announced on Tuesday that it had targeted two Israeli Merkava tanks with Yasin 105 and Tandem charges in the central Khan Younis area in southern Gaza. The brigades also shelled a gathering of enemy soldiers and military vehicles with heavy and medium mortar shells in the al-Baddaw area north of Khan Younis, as part of their ongoing operations to repel Israeli incursions. Meanwhile, Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, declared on Monday that it had destroyed an Israeli military vehicle using a pre-planted anti-armor explosive device. The attack occurred during an incursion by occupation forces in the eastern part of the al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City. On Wednesday, the al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters carried out a raid at dawn against a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers and military vehicles in the Abasan al-Kabira area, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Brigades said that its fighters targeted a Merkava tank and an armored personnel carrier with Yassin-105 anti-armor shells. Two Israeli military excavators were also hit during the same operation using similar munitions. The group added that during the operation, its fighters attempted to capture an Israeli soldier. However, due to battlefield conditions, they were unable to do so and instead neutralized the soldier and seized his weapon. Following the confrontation, al-Qassam fighters observed an Israeli helicopter landing at the site of the operation to carry out an evacuation, underscoring the intensity of the battle in the targeted area. Read more: Hamas seeks full Israeli withdrawal, aid in Gaza truce talks

Watch: Hamas fighter throws explosive device at Israeli vehicle amid explosions
Watch: Hamas fighter throws explosive device at Israeli vehicle amid explosions

Al Bawaba

time12-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Al Bawaba

Watch: Hamas fighter throws explosive device at Israeli vehicle amid explosions

Published July 12th, 2025 - 08:49 GMT ALBAWABA - An Israeli public television station showed a dramatic video of a brave Palestinian resistance fighter attacking an Israeli military car in northern Gaza by himself. The fighter can be seen running at the stopped car, throwing explosives inside it, and then running away without getting after the attack, fires quickly spread from the car to the surrounding area, filling it with thick black smoke. Israeli news outlets say the video shows a larger operation in which Palestinian fighters attacked Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip. One of the fighters is said to have fired an RPG at the more reports said that Palestinian armed men came out of caves and fought fiercely with Israeli troops in Khan Younis, which is in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. In a different well-known event, a Hamas member from the Al-Qassam Brigades broke into an Israeli military zone that was heavily guarded in Khan Younis. The fighter got on top of an armored personnel carrier and threw an explosive called a "Shawaz" into the cockpit before running away. There were seven Israeli troops killed in that ambush. Also Read "Unlucky Azulay": Hamas taunts Israel with next captive hint These attacks are part of a larger rise in operations by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. Groups in Khan Younis, Shuja'iyya, and Jabalia are all targeting Israeli troops. Israeli troops have been killed and hurt in the operations, which is a major escalation in the war that is already going on. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (

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