The Palestinian resistance intensified its military operations over the weekend, carrying out a series of targeted attacks against Zionist occupation forces in both southern and northern areas of the Gaza Strip, as fierce confrontations continue amid the ongoing genocide.
On Sunday, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced it had struck an Israeli military bulldozer of the D9 type with a Yassin-105 anti-armor projectile. The operation took place near the Yarmouk military site in the Al-Manara neighborhood, south of the city of Khan Younis. The strike reportedly occurred on Saturday and is part of the group’s broader campaign to disrupt Israeli military maneuvers in the area.
In a separate statement, al-Qassam fighters confirmed they had killed two soldiers at point-blank range in a close-quarters engagement on al-Nazzaz Street, located in the eastern Gaza City neighborhood of al-Shujaiya. The incident occurred on June 3, 2025, highlighting the sustained presence and combat capability of Palestinian resistance forces even in areas under heavy Zionist pressure.
Adding to the escalation, the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, released footage showing a deadly ambush on a Zionist unit that had taken cover inside a house previously rigged with explosives. The house, located in Tel al-Zaatar east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, was detonated using improvised explosive devices and reverse-engineered munitions, resulting in heavy casualties.
There were reports of ongoing clashes on Sunday between Palestinian resistance fighters and occupation forces east of Khan Younis. Witnesses confirmed the sighting of helicopters evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield, a sign of the intensity and effectiveness of the Palestinian counterattacks.
This escalation follows a deadly incident on Friday, in which Zionist media confirmed that five soldiers were killed and two others seriously injured when a booby-trapped building exploded beneath them during a raid in Khan Younis.
The recent wave of resistance operations reveals the growing challenges facing Zionist ground forces, who have encountered organized ambushes, sniper attacks, and improvised explosive devices across the besieged territory.
As the battlefronts stretch across multiple axes, the resistance continues to employ both conventional and asymmetrical tactics in its defense of the Gaza Strip.