Al-Qassam leader recounts details of Al-Maghazi operation

GAZA, Jan. 25 (YPA) – A senior leader in Al-Qassam Brigades revealed details of the bombing operation east of Al-Maghazi in which more than 20 “Israeli” officers and soldiers were killed.

According to the leader, Al-Qassam fighters have been stationed for weeks in the operation area east of Al-Maghazi despite the intense and continuous bombardment.

He added that there were instructions to avoid engagement with the forces infiltrating Al-Maghazi camp while waiting for a valuable target.

The enemy intensified fire in the area and combed it until it was thought to be safe, then engineering forces were brought in, he explained.

According to the leader, Al-Qassam fighters monitored the advancing enemy force and identified it as an engineering unit based on their identity and equipment.

The fighters preferred not to engage with another infantry force standing over a minefield previously prepared by Al-Qassam, the leader said, adding “The fighters waited for the force to finish its work and set the explosives, then targeted it with an anti-personnel shell, causing an explosion that destroyed the building and eliminated the members of the force.”

Moreover,  a tank that was securing the force was destroyed, resulting in casualties among its occupants.

E.M