Al-Qassam detonates explosive-laden building targeting “Israeli” forces

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said today it detonated an explosive-laden building targeting “Israeli forces”, as well as bombing an infantry unit west of Jabalia town.

In a statement on its official telegram channel on Wednesday, Al-Qassam Brigades said that members of both forces had been killed or injured during the attacks.

Additionally, the Brigades reported the destruction of an “Israeli” military bulldozer, type D9, in the Qassaseeb neighborhood, west of Jabalia, in northern Gaza.

The latest clashes come as the “Israeli” military announced a fresh ground operation in early October, claiming that Hamas regrouped in north Gaza.

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Earlier, Hamas issued a strongly worded statement in response to remarks by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding increasing aid to Gaza within 30 days.

The movement labeled the remarks as "full cover for the Israeli occupation government and a blatant justification for its massacres."

Hamas emphasized that this timeline holds the Biden administration fully accountable for the continued crimes of starvation, dehydration, and death due to disease in Gaza.

The group argued that Washington's promises of increased aid are a transparent attempt to whitewash its image, tainted by Palestinian blood.

Hamas stated that the real demand of the should be to halt its support and partnership with “Israel” in its war of extermination, rather than sending justificatory messages.

Hamas also condemned the statements of the German Foreign Minister, who expressed no objection to “Israel” targeting civilians and hospitals, calling the remarks "shameless" and a clear violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Hamas deemed the comments a direct admission of complicity in supporting the occupation.