Seven occupation soldiers were injured in a Resistance operation near the settlement of “Homesh” in the northern occupied West Bank, Zionist news website Ynet reported.
Resistance fighters opened fire on a group of soldiers and targeted them with improvised explosive devices, injuring at least seven, who were transferred to the “Beilinson” hospital in 48′ occupied territories via an evacuation helicopter.
Later, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s al-Quds Brigades – Jenin Brigade announced its responsibility for the well-executed attack.
According to reports, Palestinian Resistance fighters opened fire on a military site near “Homesh” luring a force that was investigating the incident to Silat al-Dahr town, which is located on the road that connects Jenin to “Homesh”. When the force arrived at the previously designated area, an explosive device was detonated by the Resistance fighters, causing casualties among occupation troops.
Zionist media outlets highlighted the “pre-planned” operation as “extremely dangerous”, pointing to the fact that those who carried out the operation remain at large.
Palestinian sources also revealed that Palestinian Resistance fighters attacked two military points and an illegal settlement in the West Bank just after the operation was conducted in “Homesh”.
Hamas, PFLP commend the heroic operation
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas put out a statement commending the “heroic Homesh operation,” affirming that the event is a “natural response to ‘Israeli’ massacres in Gaza and the West Bank,” as well as Zionist threats against al-Aqsa Mosque.
“We call on all free people and heroes of our nation to carry on this path of vengeance in response to the occupation’s crimes,” the movement stated.
On its part, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) confirmed that the Palestinian Resistance has planned “more operations that will surprise the enemy.”
Multiple operations follow “Homesh” ambush
Resistance fighters opened fire toward the settler road near the village of Zawata northwest of Nablus in the West Bank, targeted a military checkpoint in Surra to the southwest of Nablus, engaged in an armed confrontation with occupation soldiers at the Salem checkpoint, west of Jenin, opened fire on the Huwara checkpoint to the south of Nablus, attacked the Jabal Jarzin military site, and attacked the Beit Furik military checkpoint to the east of Nablus, according to local sources.
Palestinian sources confirmed that Resistance fighters attacked all military checkpoints surrounding the city of Nablus in less than an hour.
In the south of Qalqilya, near the “separation wall”, which separates the occupied West Bank and 48′ occupied territories, Resistance fighters attacked the military point near the town of al-Birayn.
Near Tulkarm, shots were fired toward a military site near the “Avnei Hefetz” illegal settlement from a speeding car.
Local sources confirmed 10 operations were carried out against occupation military sites and checkpoints across the West Bank in two hours.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced in a statement that its fighters and brigades must mobilize in all governorates of the West Bank. The group maintains a large presence in the territory, including multiple brigades in the governorate of Tulkarm alone.
On the other hand, settlers attacked the homes of Palestinians in Burqah to the east of Ramallah.
These operations carried out by Palestinian Resistance in the West Bank come amid growing Zionist concerns about a highly possible escalation during the month of Ramadan, which will see multiple operations and confrontations occur in occupied territories, as the war on the Gaza Strip persists and restrictions on Muslim worshippers and Palestinians in the West Bank continue. Earlier, the Zionist Minister of Security, Yoav Gallant, warned of the eruption of the West Bank during the blessed month, amidst calls to participate in the “Ramadan Flood” in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.
Abu Obeida: No compromise on core demands
The ongoing Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood “establishes a new phase not only in Gaza and Palestine but on a global level,” as it promotes the fact that “justice is only secured through force,” the military spokesperson for Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades Abu Obeida stated in a crucial broadcast address on Friday.
Sixth months into Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Abu Obeida brought clarity to several key issues, including ongoing mediated talks between the Palestinian Resistance and the entity, as well as the operational situation for the Palestinian Resistance and the condition of Zionist prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
“This savage war against our people enters its sixth month, with the criminal enemy persisting in perpetrating a true Nazi holocaust against our people – involving the killings, starvation, intensification of oppression, destruction, and disdain for all international laws and feeble systems that stand powerless against the occupying entity, which is stripped of any human values,” Abu Obeida stated.
Abu Obeida’s speech highlighted the futility of diplomacy and legal pathways through international law or the decisions of the United Nations Security Council in achieving a ceasefire and the rights of the Palestinian people.
Instead, the spokesperson pushed for continued confrontations and expanded mobilization in the month of Ramadan, in the West Bank, occupied ’48 territories, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and other Islamic and Arab nations to end the genocide against the Palestinian people.
The frail international community fails to stop Zionist plots
“The international community and its frail laws are designed to protect injustice, oppression, and aggression [conducted] by the tyranny of ruthless power, spearheaded by the American administration. Our people and Resistance understood this equation early on. Hence, our people’s Resistance and ongoing revolution culminated in the October 7 epic, responding to the continuous aggression [that has spanned for] decades, reaching its peak in attempts to Judaize [al-Aqsa Mosque] and defeat and provoke the sentiments of all Muslims,” Abu Obeida underlined.
“Zionist arrogance escalated with the rise of the most extremist and Nazi-like government in the entity. Before October 7, it was [preparing] for what [is being praticed] today in Gaza, the West Bank, and al-Quds, grounded in an alleged Torah legacy openly calling for the burning, killing, and destruction of other nations,” the spokesperson explained.
“Strengthened by Zionist settlers’ gangs, they began their odious religious war against our lands, people, and sanctities,” he said.
“[The international community] adheres to the law of the jungle, where the so-called Security Council convenes… obstructing any, even formal, attempt to support the oppressed and deter the aggressors,” the spokesperson underscored.
Resistance will not stop until the rights of Palestinians are retrieved by force
“Faced with this reality and ongoing aggression, we, in al-Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian Resistance … persist, understanding that an enemy that only comprehends the language of strength will not be subdued by statements, conferences, condemnations, or even international resolutions,” Abu Obeida stressed.
“We have been fighting for decades, and now, on the hundred fifty-fourth day of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, we continue to [produce] immense losses inflicted upon the desperate enemy, its criminal army, and mercenaries, both in terms of officers, soldiers, and their [armored] vehicles,” the spokesperson of al-Qassam Brigades said.
He pledged that the Palestinian Resistance will continue to confront the aggression until it ends, saying that “Israel” will not gain any security “until it grants our people their rights and ends its occupation of land and sacred sites.”
Ramadan: A month of resistance
“May the approaching month of Ramadan be a month of obedience, jihad, and victories,” Abu Obeida said as he began to address Muslims around the world.
“As Muslims worldwide prepare to welcome Ramadan, we have offered a sacrifice to Allah – a cascade of pure blood and pure souls. We welcome it with the peak of Islamic zeal, jihad, steadfastness, and combat during a time when men are honored [for their actions during the Holy month],” Abu Obeida said.
The military spokesperson then addressed Muslims who had not lived up to the occasion and supported Gaza and the Palestinian people, citing a poem sent by Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak to Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad in the year 797.
O ye who worships in the vicinity of the Two Holy Masjids!
If you but see us, you will realize that you are only jesting in worship.
He who brings wetness to his cheek with his tears should know that our necks are being wet by our blood.
“In the face of a billion-strong nation, the enemy disregards the sanctity of their al-Aqsa Mosque. Despite claiming otherwise, they (Israeli authorities) plan to tighten the grip on its people, expel them, and impose restrictions on worship, persisting in their declared religious war. They show no regard for the sanctity of innocent lives, which are as sacred to Allah as the Kaaba itself,” Abu Obeida said in his resounding message to Muslims around the world.
He then called “upon all the sons of our people in the West Bank, al-Quds, and the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948 to mobilize and march toward al-Aqsa Mosque, stand firm there, and not allow the occupation to impose its [policies in the holy site].”
“We call on the masses of our nation everywhere to declare mobilization to confront [the Israeli occupation] in every field – be it in combat and confrontation or in protest and demonstration,” he stressed.
We will not compromise on fundamental demands in negotiations
“While we have positively engaged with mediators, our top and foremost priority for accomplishing a prisoner exchange deal is a complete commitment to the cessation of aggression against our people. This includes the full withdrawal of the enemy, the return of our displaced people, and the reconstruction of [Gaza],” Abu Obeida explained.
“We do not compromise on these fundamental and humanitarian issues,” he stressed.
“Any proposals that do not include these human principles are of no use or concern to our people and Resistance. Nothing takes precedence over addressing the wounds of our people, who are facing genocide due to their insistence on their rights and defense of their land and sanctities,” Abu Obeida said about mediated negotiations between the Resistance and Israeli authorities.
Starvation of Gazans affects Zionist captives alike
“[Israelis] have gone beyond the brutality of the Nazis… [imposing] intentional starvation, where the world witnesses the killing of fathers seeking to provide for their children and the starvation and death of children in the most heinous war crimes,” Abu Obeida said.
“We affirm that this famine has cast its shadows over all segments of our people in Gaza, including [Zionist captives] who experience the same levels of hunger and deprivation as our people. They suffer from a lack of food and medicine, and some of the enemy’s captives are experiencing malnutrition, dehydration, and emaciation. Disease now threatens the lives of some of them due to the unavailability of proper medication and food. Additionally, they are exposed to bombings and killings in incidents we have repeatedly announced,” Abu Obeida said.
“If the families of these prisoners are concerned about their lives, let them know that their government and war council are playing with the lives of their children. They insist on receiving them in coffins. The ball is in their court to save those who can be saved from them,” he underlined.
To conclude, Abu Obeida extended his greetings to the steadfast Palestinian people “and the fighters of our heroic nation in all areas.” In particular, he mentioned those who have been martyred “on the path to al-Quds, in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq.”
source: Al Mayadeen, Resistance News Network