Palestinian resistance groups announce significant operations against Israeli forces in Gaza, targeting tanks and troop concentrations.
The Palestinian resistance has claimed responsibility for a series of advanced operations against Israeli forces within the Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam Brigades announced that they targeted a Merkava tank with a Yassin 105 shell near the Dolah intersection in the southern Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces, the military wing of the Democratic Front, reported that their fighters detonated a pre-prepared, high-explosive device against an Israeli Merkava tank near Al-Bar’asi land, east of the Zaytoun neighborhood.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, stated that they destroyed an Israeli military vehicle by detonating a powerful, reverse-engineered explosive device as the vehicle advanced into the Hassan Al-Banna square in the Zeitoun neighborhood.
The Al-Quds Brigades also announced a separate operation where they launched several rockets at the Be’eri and Shwaqida settlements in the Gaza envelope.
In addition, the Al-Quds Brigades targeted Israeli troop and vehicle concentrations in Street 5, north of Khan Yunis, with mortar shells.
The Al-Qassam Brigades released footage showing attacks on Israeli vehicles and positions along the Khan Yunis axis and Salah al-Din axis in southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/sJ6MkT9qTi
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 17, 2025
‘Hajj Ramadan’
The group also released video footage showing their fighters from an advanced combat position targeting Israeli forces with mortar shells east of Gaza City. The video began with a fighter paying tribute to Martyr Mohammad Saeed Izadi, known as “Hajj Ramadan,” who was the head of the Palestine file in the Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and was killed in a recent Israeli aggression against Iran.
The fighter described Haj Ramadan as a “man of the shadows” and a great leader who was deeply concerned with the Palestinian cause. He praised him as a “caring father to the resistance fighters,” noting his constant support and dedication to their needs, particularly within the Al-Quds Brigades and Al-Qassam Brigades.
Ansarallah Targets Ben Gurion Airport
For its part, Yemeni Armed Forces, under the command of Ansarallah, announced that their missile force had carried out a “qualitative military operation” targeting Ben Gurion Airport with a “Palestine 2” hypersonic ballistic missile.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, stated that Yemen’s operations to support the people of Gaza will continue until the aggression is halted and the siege is lifted.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad honor Iranian Revolutionary Guard ,Martyr Hajj Ramadan, from the heart of Gaza:
"Every bullet, rocket, and
shell in Gaza bears the imprint of Iranian Revolutionary Guard ,Martyr Hajj Ramadan"May the curse of God be on every divisive Takfiri! pic.twitter.com/ij0pSFjs2L
— 🇵🇸Islamic Resistance🇿🇦 (@resistance_sa) August 17, 2025
The missile launch occurred less than 24 hours after an Israeli airstrike reportedly targeted the Hajeiz power station in Sana’a, Yemen. The Israeli military confirmed that it had detected a missile launch from Yemen, which resulted in air raid sirens sounding in central Israel and a brief closure of Ben Gurion Airport’s airspace.
(PC, Al-Mayadeen)
