Qassam Brigades claim series of attacks on Israeli forces

The armed wing of Hamas, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed a series of new attacks targeting Israeli forces in both northern Gaza and the southern city of Rafah, the latter being where Israeli forces have been most recently operating over the past few weeks.

Here is an overview of the attacks they have claimed today:

• Qassam Brigades say it targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with rocket fire in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

• The group said it fired several rockets at a Merkava tank and a D9 military bulldozer in the Yabna camp located in Rafah. They also said it targeted two more tanks in the Salam neighbourhood in Rafah.

• In a neighbourhood in the western part of Rafah, the Qassam Brigades said it attacked a D9 bulldozer with rocket fire.

• The armed group said that its fighters detonated an explosive device on 15 Israeli soldiers in eastern Rafah, claiming to have killed and injured them.

• The group said one of its fighters sniped an Israeli soldier in eastern Rafah.

• Qassam fighters attacked using rocket fire a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in a house in eastern Rafah.