Title: "Al-Qassam" Detonates Explosive Device Against Israeli Special Forces

The "Al-Qassam" Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that they "detonated an explosive device against a special Zionist force, targeting a troop carrier with a (Tandem) missile east of Jabalia city," confirming that the force suffered casualties between dead and wounded. The "Al-Qassam" Brigades also stated that they "targeted a Zionist tank of the (Merkava) type with a (Yasin 105) missile east of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza." They reported that they "bombarded the settlement of (Sderot) with a missile barrage in response to the massacres against civilians." Furthermore, they noted that "after enemy soldiers fled to a pre-prepared booby-trapped house, it was detonated, resulting in casualties among the troops."