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24 January 2003

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Qassam Brigades military communiqué

“Fight them, and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, …”

The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, declare responsibility for the attack at an “Israeli” army roadblock in the industrial area in al-Khalil that led to the killing of a number of army soldiers.

The attack is in retaliation to that savage army’s arrogance that went on a killing spree in lines of the unarmed and innocent people in all areas of the country in addition to serving as a retaliation to the crimes of the herds of settlers who recently assaulted citizens and destroyed their property in various suburbs of al-Khalil.

The Qassam Brigades also declare responsibility for the heroic operation carried out by our Mujahideen against a military position near the Ibrahimi Mosque on Thursday evening 12/12/2002 killing a soldier and a female conscript. Declaring responsibility over that operation was intentionally delayed due to special reasons.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 24/1/2003


In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Qassam Brigades military communiqué

Blasting an army command vehicle in Gaza city

Our Mujahid Palestinian people … our Arab and Muslim Ummah:

With the grace of Allah the Qassam Brigades declare responsibility for blasting a Zionist army command jeep at 1.20 am Friday 21st Thul Qi’da 1423H – 24/1/2003AD near the Sitar factory in the Gaza city. The command jeep followed a convoy of enemy tanks. They passed over 70 kilograms of highly explosive material. The Qassam Mujahideen let the convoy of invading tanks pass then blasted the device when the command jeep was exactly over it. The jeep was destroyed into small pieces that flew in the air, according to our monitoring group and eyewitnesses.

The Qassam Brigades affirm the death of all those in the command jeep after it broke into pieces and turned into a damaged skeleton. We present this heroic operation as a gift to our Mujahid people’s masses especially our heroic detainees in the Zionist Nazi jails. We also affirm continuation of the march of Jihad and resistance until liberation of the last inch of our occupied homeland.

 And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 21st Thul Qi’ada 1423H
24/1/2003AD


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

Shelling enemy targets on our occupied lands with 16 Qassam-2 missiles

With the grace of Allah the Qassam Brigades declare responsibility for shelling occupation targets established on our cities and villages occupied in 1948. A group of our heroic Mujahideen fired seven Qassam-2 missiles at the usurped village of Beit Jirja, which occupiers called it Agdorot city. The same group fired one missile of the same make at south of Askalan city at 8 am Friday 21st Thul Qi’da 1423h – 24/1/2003AD. At 9 am that same day another group of our Mujahideen shelled the city of Agdorot once more with eight Qassam-2 missiles.

The shelling took place only few hours after blasting a command jeep near the Sitar factory in Gaza city during the enemy forces’ incursion into the Zaitun suburb this morning.

The Qassam Brigades declare that the shelling is in retaliation to the raid into the Zaitun suburb in Gaza city and to the demolition of the martyr Masoud Ayad’s family house.

 And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 21st Thul Qi’ada 1423H
24/1/2003


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 a guided device at a Zionist tank

With the grace of Allah one of the Qassam Brigades’ cells managed to blast a guided device at a Zionist tank during its advance in Salahuddin street to the east of Ezbit Beit Hanon at 12.50 afternoon Friday 21st Thul Qi’ada – 24/1/2003AD.

The Qassam Brigades affirm insistence on all forms of resistance including explosive devices, missiles, shells, clashes, storming settlements and martyrdom operations. All forms of resistance would remain in use in our war against the enemy that is usurping our lands and killing our people.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 21st Thul Qi’ada 1423H
24/1/2003


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

We vow to persevere along the road of resistance as long as we live

With the grace of Allah our resistance cells, which have been indulged in ferocious battles since dawn today, have managed to blast the third enemy tank today at 5 pm 21st Thul Qi’da 1423H – 24/1/2003 at Salahuddin Street near Shawa petrol station using a guided device. Another cell managed to blast a guided device at the fourth tank in the same place at 8.55 pm. At 9 pm a third cell fired two Qassam-2 missiles at the Doget settlement established on our lands to the north of Beit Lahia village. Our Mujahideen are still clashing with the enemy forces in all areas of incursion to the north of Gaza Strip.

 And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 21st Thul Qi’ada 1423H
24/1/2003AD


In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

 “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies,...”

 Qassam Brigades military communiqué

 Announcing anti-armor ‘Al-Battar’ missile

With the grace of Allah the Qassam Brigades declare the firing of the first locally made anti-armor Battar missile. The missile, made by the Qassam Brigades, was fired at 3.30 pm Friday 21st Thul Qi’da 1423H – 24/1/2003AD. Our Mujahideen fired the Battar missile at a Zionist tank that was advancing in our lands at the Salahuddin Street “Muftaraq Hammouda”. The tank was directly hit according to our monitor.

The Qassam Brigades affirm continuation of our Jihad.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 21st Thul Qi’da 1423H
24/1/2003AD

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