The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas' fighters have killed as many as 14 Israeli troops and officers in a matter of hours, targeting the forces in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war.
The fatalities were caused in a series of ambushes by Hamas' military wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the city of Khan Younis on Saturday, Resistance News Network, a telegram channel, reported.
The most elaborate of the attacks took place against the forces in the city's al-Zana neighborhood, where nine of the fatalities were caused.
It saw the Palestinian fighters targeting three Merkava tanks directly, and then ambushing the force that came to rescue those, who had been wounded in the first attack, with three explosives.
"The rescue forces were targeted again hours later, as well as those who fled to a nearby house," the channel said.
"After entering Khan Younis 120 days ago, the IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces) has utterly failed to achieve any of its goals, continuing to fall into elaborate ambushes, and unable to recover a single prisoner alive. The resistance, however, lies in wait for its next prey," it reported.
The Israeli regime launched the war on October 7 last year in response to al-Aqsa Storm, a surprise retaliatory operation by Gaza's resistance movements, during which hundreds were taken captive.
The Tel Aviv regime has so far killed around 33,200 Palestinians, most of them women, children, and adolescents, and injured more than 75,800 others.
On Friday, the Israeli military admitted that 600 of its forces had been killed since the onset of al-Aqsa Storm......more here
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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While NATO may be yearning to take on Russia in the Arctic, many of its troops lack the necessary expertise for survival in such extreme conditions.
Although NATO forces regularly participate in drills in the region, many remain unprepared for the harsh realities of Arctic life.
Though NATO forces routinely participate in the bloc’s drills in the region, many of them are still not prepared to survive in the Arctic’s harsh conditions, The Sun reports citing Minna Alander, a researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
"Not all NATO allies have the capabilities that are needed and that work in the Arctic environment and climate,” Alander said.....more below
