22 November 2002

“It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest, it was not thy act, but Allah's…”

Qassam Brigades military communiqué

The Qassam Brigades affirm killing three Zionist soldiers

Our Mujahid Palestinian people … our glorious Arab and Muslim Ummah:

Out of obedience to Almighty Allah’s Words [regarding those who were trying to annihilate the Muslims]: “And slay them wherever ye catch them,” and in pursuance of the model of the prophet, peace be upon him, and his companions in Badr, one of the Qassam Brigades’ cavaliers brandished his weapon and headed this morning 17^th Ramadan 1423H – 22^nd November 2002AD to the Dier Al-Balah “Al-Baraka” area. He ambushed a foot patrol of three Zionist soldiers and opened fire and hurled hand grenades at them. He managed to kill them all with the grace of Allah then started to strip them of their weapons. While stripping the first soldier of his weapon, the cavalier noticed a car approaching from a distance so he withdrew safely to base after making sure that all three soldiers were dead and after concluding his mission.

It is worth mentioning that the executor of the attack was prepared as a martyrdom commando but the grace of Allah ordained his safe withdrawal after carrying out his mission in the best possible method and after making sure that all targeted soldiers were slain.

The Qassam Brigades present this operation as a gift to our Mujahid people in the anniversary of Badr and in retaliation to the Zionist forces’ demolition of the house of the Qassam Mujahid Iyad Fayyad and houses of families of martyrdom commandos.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 17^th Ramadan 1423H
22/11/2002AD