The Palestinian Hamas movement published footage of an Israeli tank being blown up in an area of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip., where fierce fighting continues.
Notably, that Palestinian insurgents, having run up to a combat vehicle standing among the ruins of the city, they manually planted explosive devices between the turret and the hull of a Merkava Mk.4 IDF, after which they safely retreated some distance and remotely detonated the tank.
Amid the worsening situation in the area of the Lebanese-Israeli border, fighting in the south of the Palestinian enclave continues. The IDF managed to expand the zone of control in the central and northern parts of the city, in connection with which the press service of the Israeli army announces significant successes during the operation in the Gaza Strip.
In the central part of the village, clashes continue in the area of the Al-Shabura camp. Judging by published satellite images, The IDF managed to expand the zone of control towards the previously destroyed UNRWA storage facilities, in which provisions for refugees were stored.
Meanwhile, Palestinian forces regularly carry out successful ambushes in this area., destroying manpower and military equipment of the Israeli army. Because of these Hamas tactics, Israeli advances have slowed somewhat in recent weeks., including the IDF command was forced to withdraw some units from the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Currently, the main clashes are taking place in dense urban areas, where Hamas feels quite at ease.
