5 October 2002 

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

“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

Blasting two splinter bombs in five Zionist soldiers

Our Mujahid Palestinian people … our Arab and Muslim Ummah:

The Qassam Brigades declare responsibility for blasting two splinter bombs while a group of five Zionist soldiers were walking at Um Al-Nasr castle to the north of Gaza Strip at 8 am today Saturday 28^th Rajab – 5/10/2002AD. The cowardly soldiers were seen flying into the air in scattered remains as a result of the severity of the explosion. Our Mujahideen managed to withdraw safely from the site of the incident with the grace of Allah.

The Qassam Brigades declare responsibility for the operation and affirm that it was the first retaliatory strike to the assassination attempt on life of the great Mujahid Mohammed Daif and the martyrdom of the two martyrs Abdul Rahim Hamdan and Issa Baraka.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades

Saturday 28^th Rajab 1423H

5/10/2002AD

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