Two days after the commander of the 162nd Division’s 401st Armored Brigade, Colonel Ehsan Daqsa was eliminated by Palestinian Resistance fighters in Jabalia, Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades took responsibility for the complex operation that eliminated him.
Daqsa who was overseeing the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Jabalia, north of Gaza City, entered an observation post in the al-Falujah area, in Jabalia, with 11 other high-ranking officers.
As the Zionist commanders reached the ambush point, al-Qassam fighters detonated a locally-produced claymore that they had previously planted in the area.
The anti-personnel charge killed Daqsa, seriously injured the commander of the 52nd Battalion, and injured two other officers.
The al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the operation on Tuesday after a group of its fighters returned from the frontlines in Jabalia.
Furthermore, the fighters said they fired a tandem rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli military-grade D9 bulldozer in the same area where the ambush that killed Colonel Daqsa took place.
It is worth noting that Daqsa was among two of the highest-ranking Zionist officers killed during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. His killing marks a major achievement for the Resistance in Jabalia, a city that defended against three Zionist military campaigns and saw extensive bombing and the forced displacement of thousands.
Operations conducted on Tuesday, October 22, 2024
As for operations conducted on Tuesday, the al-Qassam Brigades said its fighters fired a locally-produced tandem RPG, al-Yassin, at a D9 bulldozer and detonated an explosively formed penetrator (EFP), Shawaz, into another in the al-Falujah area.
The al-Qassam fighters also detonated an IED into aD9 bulldozer in al-Saftawi Street, in northern Gaza City.
Moreover, the al-Mujahideen Brigades fighters also executed several operations against occupation forces, shelling occupation forces to the east and west of Jabalia with mortar shells.
The al-Qassam Brigades’ Military Media Unit also released footage it captured of an IED attack that targeted a Merkava tank. It suffered extensive damage before its ammunition depot exploded.
Hezbollah launches 39 attack; most attacks in conflict
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah conducted dozens of operations on Tuesday, targeting invading occupation forces and military sites deep into occupied territories.
These operations come in defense of Lebanon, as well as in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance and in response to Israeli crimes against civilians.
The military command announced the death of two of its troops as a result of confrontations near the Lebanese-Palestinian border.
A soldier from the 91st Division’s 7338th Reserve Artillery Brigade’s 508th Battalion was killed near Neot Mordechai, due to rockets fired from Lebanon. Three other reservists from the same battalion were seriously injured as a result of rockets impacting their area of operation.
In another battle, the deputy commander of the 9308th Battalion, which is subordinate to the 146th Division’s 228th Reserve Infantry Brigade, Major Aviram Hariv, was killed in southern Lebanon.
In a similar context, Zionits media reported that Ziv Medical Center in Safad, located in northern occupied Palestine, received 14 injured Israeli troops on Tuesday alone.
4th Hermes UAV downed, 5 Merkavas destroyed on Tuesday
Among the 36 operations announced by Hezbollah’s Military Media Unit, the Resistance said its air defense units shot down a Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle over the town of Jibchit, at 5:40 pm (local time), adding that the UAV could be seen spiraling down to the ground as it went up in flames.
At the same time, Hezbollah’s air defense units fired a surface-to-air missile at another Hermes 450, this time flying over the al-Iqlim area, forcing it out of Lebanese airspace.
In total, Hezbollah’s air defenses have downed four Zionist Hermes-type drones, including the advanced Hermes 900 UAV, since October 15, 2024.
Hezbollah also released four statements on Tuesday, detailing the destruction of six Zionist Merkava tanks near the border.
Five of the tanks were destroyed by Hezbollah’s anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), including one destroyed in the border village of Rub al-Thalathin on Monday.
Another tank was destroyed by Hezbollah fighters between Rub al-Thalathin and al-Taybeh on Tuesday, however, the Resistance did not specify the mode via which it was targeted.
The rest of the tanks were destroyed on the outskirts of Odeissah and al-Taybe, as well as in Misgav Am.
As of 5:30 pm, Hezbollah had destroyed a total of 26 Israeli Merkava tanks since the start of the ground aggression on southern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen‘s correspondent reported.
Hezbollah’s operations on Oct 22nd
- Hezbollah struck the Nirit area in Tel Aviv with precision-guided rockets.
- Hezbollah pounded the Stella Maris naval base in northwestern Haifa with a salvo of precision-guided rockets.
- At 7:50 am, Hezbollah fired a barrage of precision-guided rockets at the headquarters of Unit 8200 in the Glilot base, located in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
- At 9:30 am, Hezbollah fired an ATGM at a Merkava tank, located between Rub Thalathin and al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
- At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted the Kiryat Shmona city settlement with a barrage of rockets.
- At 10:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh with an ATGM, setting it ablaze.
- At 11:00 am, Hezbollah targeted a grouping of Zionist troops in Khallet al-Asaker, west of the town of Odaisseh, with a salvo of rockets.
- At noon, Hezbollah targeted, for the second time, a grouping of troops in Khallet al-Asaker with a salvo of rockets.
- At the same time, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at troops positioned at the al-Baghdadi military site.
- At 1:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters targeted, for the third time, a grouping of Israeli troops in Khallet al-Asaker, with a salvo of rockets.
- Concurrently, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an infantry force, positioned between Odaissah and al-Taybeh, dealing a direct hit to the intended targets.
- Moreover, another Merkava tank on the outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh was destroyed and its crew members were killed and injured after Hezbollah fighters targeted the vehicle with an ATGM.
- At 1:10 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Hatzor settlement with a salvo of rockets.
- At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah shelled the Beit HaEmek settlement with a salvo of rockets.
- At 1:45 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of troops to the east of Ayta al-Shaab.
- At 2:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at a Merkava tank positioned on the outskirts of al-Taybeh, destroying it and killing and injuring its crewmembers.
- At 2:10 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at occupation troops positioned in an area between Zar’it, Ayta al-Shaab, and Khallet Wardeh with a salvo of rockets.
- At 3:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired an ATGM at an tank positioned in Misgav Am, opposite the town of Odaissah, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
- At 4:15 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at troops positioned on the outskirts of the town of Markaba.
- 30 minutes later, another salvo of rockets was fired at the troops in the same area.
- At 4:45, a second Merkava tank in Misgav Amwas destroyed and its crew members were killed and injured after Hezbollah fighters targeted it with an ATGM.
- At 5:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets a troops in Misgav Am.
- Simultaneously, a salvo of rockets was fired at the eastern outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh, targeting a grouping of soldiers.
- At 5:40 pm, Hezbollah said its air defenses downed a Hermes 450 drone over Jibchit.
- At the same time, a surface-to-air missile was fired at another Hermes 450 drone over the al-Iqlim area, forcing it to withdraw from Lebanese air space.
- Hezbollah fighters also fired a salvo of rockets at the She’ar Yashuv settlement.
- At 6:15, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at the Karmiel city settlement.
- At 6:55 pm, Hezbollah fired a swarm of drones at the Eliakim base, located 50 km away from the border. The drones hit their targets with precision.
- At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at the al-Malikiyah military site while Zionist forces in the area were on the move after close monitoring.
- At 10:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of troops in the Manara settlement.
- At 11:00 pm, a salvo of rockets was fired at the city settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
- At 11:59 pm, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of troops in Misgav Am.
It is worth noting that a swarm of drones was reportedly spotted over coastal areas in northern occupied Palestine, before sirens began to sound from one settlement to the other, reaching Sha’ar Menashe, to the northeast of Netanya, 66 km away from the border.
Furthermore, the drones flew over several districts in occupied Palestine for a period of at least 40 minutes. Reports indicate that one drone struck the Menashe Brigade headquarters, as the Zionist military command said its fighter jets and helicopters were unable to locate or down the drone, which they lost track of.
The Military Media Unit also released footage of the precise strike the Resistance executed against the Stella Maris military site.
Follow up on operations conducted on October 21, 2024
Hezbollah also released the following list of operations that were conducted on Monday and announced on Tuesday, added to 22 other operations conducted and announced on Monday,
- At 6:15 pm, Hezbollah targeted a Merkava tank on the Aqaba hill in Rub al-Thalathin, via an ATGM, destroying it and killing and injuring its crew members.
- At the same time, a salvo of rockets was fired at the Karmiel city settlement.
- At 8:22 pm, Hezbollah fighters confronted a Zionist infantry force, attempting to infiltrate the outskirts of the town of al-Taybeh. Several Israeli troops were wounded in the ambush, pushing the force to request armored reinforcements. As the armored vehicles arrived at the scene of engagement, Hezbollah fighters confronted them, forcing the Zionist troops and vehicles to withdraw. As the force withdrew from the area, Hezbollah forces shelled the withdrawing forces, dealing direct hits among them.
- At 8:30 pm, Hezbollah fighters shelled Zionist forces positioned in Misgav Am, opposite the towns of al-Taybeh and Odeissah, with a salvo of rockets.
- At 10:00 pm, Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at a grouping of troops, positioned on the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh.
- Hezbollah also fired a salvo of its precision-guided rocket artillery weapons at the Israeli TAA Military Industries Company in the suburbs of Tel Aviv.
ctobeYemen uses Palestine 2 rocket to target occupation
A Yemeni hypersonic ballistic missile struck a military target in occupied Yafa (Tel Aviv), on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced.
The operation came in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people and their Resistance movements, Saree explained.
The YAF’s Rocket Force fired the Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile at the military target on Tuesday. Saree emphasized that the missile bypassed all Zionist and American air defense systems in the region before striking its target.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirms that it will continue to execute its military operations against the Israeli enemy until the aggression and siege on Gaza are ended and the aggression on Lebanon is stopped,” Saree underlined.
It is worth noting that Israeli media outlets did not report any interception attempt of a ballistic missile over Tel Aviv on Tuesday. This contrasts with previous instances where the Israeli military command rushes to announce successful interceptions.
Moreover, sirens sounded in Tel Aviv at 7:45 am (local time), however, the event was attributed to precision-guided rocket artillery weapons launched by Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon.
Earlier, on Friday, Saree announced that the Yemeni Air Force targeted the ship MEGALOPOLIS in the Arabian Sea using several drones, confirming that the objectives of the operation were achieved.
Saree said the operation came after its operating company violated the decision to ban entry into the Israeli-occupied ports in Palestine.
Saree also saluted the fighters in Gaza and Lebanon, stressing that the martyrdom of the great leader, head of the political bureau of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, will only make the Resistance, and all the free people in the world, more determined to continue on the path of liberation and victory.