"Al-Quds Brigades," the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced in a statement that "our fighters targeted in a complex operation in the Abasan al-Kabirah area east of Khan Younis, an Israeli bulldozer with a 'Barq' bomb and a Merkava tank with a 'Tandem' missile, then our fighters advanced and stormed the tank and eliminated its crew from zero distance." They also announced the destruction of "an Israeli troop carrier with a 'Shawah' bomb south of the Zaitoun neighborhood in Gaza City," confirming that its crew suffered casualties. Additionally, they revealed that "our fighters sniped an Israeli officer with a Qassam sniper rifle south of the Zaitoun neighborhood in Gaza City." The statement also noted "the targeting of an Israeli Merkava tank with a Tandem missile south of the Zaitoun neighborhood in Gaza City."