Hamas armed wing says it captured 3 Israeli drones in Gaza

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance group, Hamas, said Friday that it recently captured three Israeli drones conducting intelligence operations in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, Al-Qassam said its fighters successfully captured “three Zionist quadcopter drones” while they were on reconnaissance missions in the Al-Jeninah neighbourhood, east of Rafah.

In recent months, the Israeli military has increasingly deployed quadcopter drones for operations, including targeted killings, launching grenades and issuing evacuation warnings.

Separately, the movement reported that its fighters targeted Israeli forces advancing in the Al-Bareed area of ​​Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza, using heavy mortar shells.

Fighting continues between Palestinian Resistance fighters and Israeli forces across multiple fronts, particularly in northern Gaza.

Since 5 October, Israel has launched a large-scale ground operation in northern Gaza to allegedly prevent the Palestinian Resistance group, Hamas, from regrouping. Palestinians, however, accuse Israel of seeking to occupy the area and forcibly displace its residents.

Since then, almost no humanitarian aid, including food, medicine and fuel, has been allowed into the area, leaving the remaining population in the area on the verge of famine.

Nearly 4,000 people have since been killed in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities.

Israel has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 44,800 victims, mostly women and children, since 7 October, 2023.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last month for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former Defence chief, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on Gaza.

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