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One of the field commanders of the Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - said in a video clip that the occupation is delusional and is looking for a mirage with its talk of dismantling Hamas’ military capabilities, stressing that the Qassam is an idea that will never end, “and our fighters are still safe and sound.”
In this context, the military and strategic expert, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi, commented on the words of the Qassami Commander, saying that the video differs from all previous videos, as it sent messages to supporters of the resistance, as well as messages of challenge to the occupation.
Al-Duwairi confirmed during his analysis for Al Jazeera that the speaker’s words are consistent with the content of the video, after it included a specific resistance operation within a distance of no more than 800 meters from the border fence, despite the fact that the occupation army’s operations have entered their third month east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that the video confirms that the offensive resistance tunnels still exist and have not been destroyed or discovered, adding that most of the occupation's painful operations occur deep in the areas it entered, as happened in Bureij, Juhr al-Dik, and Khan Yunis.
Al-Duwairi warned that he would not be surprised if the Al-Qassam Brigades bombed central occupied Palestine at any moment, attributing this to the fact that whoever is managing the battle takes into account the worst scenario, “and the Al-Qassam cannot divest itself of its strategic weapons, because the duration of the battle is unknown.”
The strategic expert did not deny the resistance’s suffering and loss as a result of the Israeli bombing, but at the same time he asked, “Did these strikes lead to a disruption in the defensive battle?”, to which he answered categorically in the negative.
He added, asking, “Has the occupation condemned control over one square kilometer of the total area of the Gaza Strip?” He responded by saying, “The resistance is still active, cohesive, and managing its battle effectively, and in many cases it has the upper hand.”
"gradual escalation"
Regarding developments on the Lebanese-Israeli front, Al-Duwairi stressed that what is happening is a “gradual but controlled escalation,” reviewing the development of the escalation in the region, and the expansion of its geographical scope since last October.
He added that both sides "do not want to go to open war; it is costly for Lebanon, as well as for the occupation army, which has been exhausted in Gaza."
He concluded that the equation between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel is similar to Newton's third law of motion, as "for every action there is a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite in direction."
Source: Al Jazeera