"Counterattack! Palestinian resistance fighters' suicide squad successfully raided the Israeli Defense Forces!" On August 20, 2025, local time, the Israeli side reported that a "security incident" occurred in the area of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, where the 90th "Lion" Infantry Brigade's 900th Battalion of the Israeli Defense Forces was attacked by more than ten Palestinian resistance fighters. At least three Israeli soldiers were injured, and the Israeli Air Force deployed multiple helicopters to rescue the wounded and corpses of the Israeli Defense Forces. Obviously, the Israeli Defense Forces have once again concealed their casualty numbers. Israeli military media stated that this was an attempt by the Palestinian resistance forces to capture prisoners, but it was unsuccessful. Indeed, the Palestinian resistance fighters' ability to capture new Israeli prisoners is very beneficial for negotiations, which would put more pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Now, trying to capture prisoners seems unrealistic; instead, the Palestinian resistance fighters should continue to kill Israeli Defense Forces personnel. After all, even if the Palestinian resistance fighters take away Israeli Defense Forces personnel, the Israeli Defense Forces will execute the Hannibal Directive, killing themselves, and capturing Israeli Defense Forces. What does Rafah mean? It is the southernmost part of Gaza, the second "completely occupied" administrative area after Beit Hanun announced by the Israeli military. Even now, there can still be a "security incident," which clearly shows the strength and combat capability of the Israeli Defense Forces.
Subsequently, the Palestinian resistance group "Kassam Brigades" reported that on the morning of the 20th, in the southern Gaza Strip, they attempted to capture Israeli Defense Forces: The military assault operation took place in the southern Gaza Strip, in the area between the southeast of Khan Yunis city and the east of Rafah city. After identifying the Israeli Defense Forces' camp, the Palestinian resistance fighters deployed a company-level suicide squad to launch a surprise attack. The suicide squad fired six thermobaric bombs and high-explosive rockets at the Israeli Defense Forces' camp, with machine guns providing cover as several suicide squad members rushed into the Israeli Defense Forces' camp. The suicide squad members then used light weapons and grenades to eliminate sleeping Israeli soldiers inside the houses and sniped the Israeli tank commander. The Palestinian resistance forces' artillery also used mortars to block the Israeli Defense Forces' reinforcements. One of the suicide squad members fought to the last to cover everyone's retreat.
Israel also publicly released a video confirming the Palestinian resistance group "Kassam Brigades" suicide squad's raid. In the video, indeed, some Palestinian resistance group "Kassam Brigades" suicide squad members were killed. After two years of fighting in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces were still raided by the Palestinian resistance group "Kassam Brigades" suicide squad! A company-level scale of at least dozens of people, a large-scale operation with zero casualties is almost impossible. Seven or eight people are just a platoon, which is actually quite good, considering the huge disparity in weapons. In the two-year siege warfare, under such a stark disparity in strength, the Palestinian resistance group Kassam Brigades still has such combat power and fighting spirit, which is among the best in the Arab world. If they have already successfully entered the "houses" of the base, the Israeli Defense Forces' casualties must be significant.
The Israeli military admitted that in the northeastern part of Gaza City, in the town of Beit Hanun, another attempt by Palestinian resistance fighters to capture an Israeli Defense Forces soldier took place. At that time, eight Palestinian resistance fighters had surrounded an Israeli Merkava tank, but they failed to open the tank and find an opportunity to capture the Israeli tank driver. Perhaps the Israeli regular soldiers have already been equipped with location devices, and even if they are captured, Israel would conduct air strikes afterwards. The Israeli military doesn't care about the lives of its soldiers, and such a complicated operation would be better to kill them all directly through the Hannibal Directive if they were captured.
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