Islamic history was an inspiration for the Palestinian resistance (Al-Qassam official website)
The Israelis consider the holy month of Ramadan a threat to them and fear its arrival, as the history of the Palestinian resistance indicates that it has often chosen to carry out its strong operations and attacks against the occupation in Ramadan because of its mobilization and jihadi role, confirmed by famous battles and invasions in Islamic history.
Every year, the Israelis cautiously anticipate the steps that the resistance will take during Ramadan, especially since it coincides with Jewish holidays for several years, during which the Jews insist on entering the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and performing their rituals, in light of the repeated prevention of Muslim worshipers from entering it.
On March 5, 2024, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant warned the Knesset of a possible escalation in the West Bank, especially the city of Jerusalem, during the month of Ramadan, which fell this year in the context of an aggression launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip that lasted for months and killed more than 31,000, most of them Of women and children, it completely destroyed the sector and besieged it, causing starvation for its people and residents.
In turn, Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu told Occupation Army Radio, "The term called Ramadan must be erased, and our fear of this month must be erased."
The most prominent resistance operations
Islamic history is full of conquests and battles that took place in the holy month, and Muslims were often keen to wage their conquests during it, due to its religious dimension that enhances the spirit of jihad, the most important of which are the Battle of Badr, the conquest of Mecca, the conquest of Andalusia, the Battle of the Martyrs’ Court, the Battle of Ain Jalut, and the Ramadan War in October. The first was 1973, in which the Arab armies - especially the Egyptian and Syrian - defeated Israel.
Islamic history provided inspiration for the resistance in Palestine, so it was keen to emulate it, and its military wings continued to train their fighters annually on the battlefield at night to protect the Holy Land, achieving many victories and recording successful operations. The most prominent of these operations are:
Ramadan 1413 AH/1993 AD:
In Ramadan, the group of the martyr Imad Aqel - along with his two companions, freed captives Muhammad Dukhan and Raed Al-Hallaq - ambushed two Israeli patrols near the martyrs’ cemetery, east of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, killing 3 soldiers and wounding 4 others.
Ramadan 1422/2001:
On Ramadan 16, 1422, corresponding to the beginning of December 2001, martyrdom fighters Osama Bahr and Nabil Halabiya carried out their double operation against an Israeli army position in Jerusalem, killing 11 Israelis and wounding 190 others.
On the anniversary of the Great Battle of Badr, on Ramadan 17, 1422, corresponding to December 2, 2001, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), claimed responsibility for a raid by the resistance fighters Jihad Al-Masry and Muslima Al-Araj into the “Eli Sinai” settlement north of Gaza, killing an Israeli nuclear scientist and wounding 5. others, before they were martyred.
On the same day, the martyr Maher Habeisha from Nablus carried out a martyrdom operation on a Haifa bus, killing 16 Israelis and wounding 55 others. When his companions brought him breakfast, he refused, saying, “I will break my fast tonight in heaven.”
On Ramadan 28 of the same year, Al-Qassam was able to blow up the “Hardoun” military site (a watchtower) in the Bina neighborhood in Rafah, which is located on the Palestinian-Egyptian border, and completely destroy it, killing and wounding those inside it. The site was targeted with a tunnel 200 meters long.
Ramadan 1423/2002:
On Ramadan 10, 1423, corresponding to November 15, 2002, on Ramadan 10, 1423, corresponding to November 15, 2002, resistance fighters from the Al-Quds Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement - Akram Al-Hanini, Walaa Sorour, and Dhiab Al-Muhtasib carried out an “alley operation” against the settlers of “Kiryat Arba” near Hebron, killing 12 soldiers and settlers, and wounding 18 others. .
In the same year, on Ramadan 16, martyr Sami Abu Hilil from Hebron detonated his explosive belt on Mexico Street in Jerusalem, killing 12 Israelis and wounding 47 others.
Ramadan 1423/2004:
The occupation launched an operation on northern Gaza called “Days of Regret.” The resistance responded with the “Days of Rage” battle. The fighting continued for 17 days and ended on the second of Ramadan. During this battle, the resistance carried out a large number of clashes, storming settlements, ambushes, and missiles, and forced the occupation to withdraw without achieving its goals.
In the same year (Ramadan 16, 1423, corresponding to November 21, 2002), martyrs Abdul Aziz Al-Jazzar and Abdul Sattar Al-Jaafari carried out an operation at the Sufa crossing in southern Gaza, wounding 6 occupation soldiers with varying injuries.
Ramadan 1435/2014:
The resistance responded to the Israeli "Operation Protective Edge" aggression with the Battle of the "Devouring Storm" and carried out operations behind the lines, capturing a number of occupation soldiers, all of which resulted in the killing of 70 soldiers and settlers, and the wounding of 2,500 others.
The resistance launched its missiles towards the cities of Haifa, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, and called it “Operation 10th of Ramadan” on 10 Ramadan 1435, corresponding to July 7, 2014, in dedication to the souls of the martyrs of the Egyptian army in the Battle of 10th of Ramadan/October 1973.
Members of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military arm of the Islamic Jihad Movement (social networking sites)
The "Jerusalem Brigades" fought alongside the Palestinian resistance factions to repel the aggression on Gaza, and contributed with all their military and missile formations and units.
The brigades fired missile salvos, including missiles that reached deep into the occupation in Tel Aviv and Netanya, in addition to vital facilities such as Ben Gurion Airport, the port of Ashdod, the Israeli “Storak” nuclear reactor south of Tel Aviv, and many military sites. It also confronted land invasions by the occupation forces and an attempted sea landing.
On Ramadan 11 of the same year, a special unit of the Al-Qassam Brigades, on the second day of the aggression against the Gaza Strip, carried out a military operation called “Operation Zikim,” during which it stormed the Israeli naval base opposite the Zikim military site, and bombed it with Katyusha rockets.
On the 23rd of this holy month, Al-Qassam members crossed a 3,000-metre-long tunnel and were able to ensnare an Israeli military patrol in an ambush at Military Site No. 16. They killed 5 soldiers, including a battalion commander, while 11 Al-Qassam members were martyred after their location was revealed.
Ramadan 1436/2015:
During Ramadan this year, a shooting attack occurred near the Dolev settlement in the vicinity of Ramallah, targeting a settlers’ car from zero distance, killing one settler and wounding another. A Palestinian from Hebron carried out a stabbing attack near Damascus Gate in occupied Jerusalem, targeting two Israeli policemen.
Ramadan 1437/2016:
On Ramadan 13, 1437, corresponding to June 8, 2016, the resistance carried out ten commando operations, killing 6 Israelis and wounding 15 others. The most prominent of these operations was when Muhammad and Khalil Makhamra - who are cousins from the town of Yatta in the West Bank - entered the “Sarona” commercial complex near the headquarters of Ministry of War in Tel Aviv, and opened fire on the settlers, killing 4 and wounding 40.
Ramadan 1438/2017:
On Ramadan 21, 1438, corresponding to June 16, 2017, 3 Palestinians from Ramallah, Adel Ankoush, Osama Ataa, and Baraa Saleh, carried out a double attack by shooting and stabbing with knives in Jerusalem against occupation soldiers, resulting in the death of a female soldier and the injury of others.
On Ramadan 26 of the same year, three residents of the Halamish settlement, in the central West Bank, were killed in a stabbing attack carried out by a young man, Omar Al-Abd, from the town of Kober, north of Ramallah.
Ramadan 1442/2021:
In its first battle against the occupation, the Al-Qassam Brigades launched Operation “Jerusalem Sword” and directed missile strikes at the cities of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, in response to Israeli violations in Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of the Holy City, and to settlement calls to carry out a mass storming of Al-Aqsa Al-Sharif. 13 Israelis were killed in the battle and 710 others were wounded.
Ramadan 1443/2022:
On Ramadan 6, 1443, corresponding to April 7, 2022, the young man Raad Hazem carried out his operation on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, and opened fire on passers-by, killing 5 people and wounding 6 others. It took 8 hours to search for him until he was martyred on the first Friday of the month of victories.
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