Qassam Brigades: Fierce fighting with Israeli troops in main Rafah district

The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on Friday that its members were fighting Israeli troops in fierce battles in the western parts of Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in Rafah. 

Tal al-Sultan is one of the main neighbourhoods in Rafah, located in the northwestern part of the city. 

Al-Qassam Brigades said its fighters targeted three Israeli tanks with the locally manufactured al-Yassin 105 anti-armour missiles.