The military spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas), Abu Obaida, stated, On Wednesday evening, that 'the enemy government is deceiving its own people and refusing to acknowledge that it is throwing its soldiers into the quagmire of Gaza for illusory political goals'.

In a post on his Telegram channel, he added: 'Our mujahideen are setting unparalleled examples of heroism and bravery,' describing the recent ambushes as 'living images of history that prove our mujahideen are the bravest and most self-sacrificing freedom fighters of the modern era'.

He continued: 'The funerals and corpses of the enemy's soldiers will become a constant occurrence, God willing, as long as the occupation's aggression and its criminal war against our people continue.'