July 20: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation

By Press TV Website Staff

Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 39,000 Palestinians so far, the majority of them children, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers.

The major operations carried out by the Palestinian and regional resistance groups on Saturday, July 20, are as follows:

Al-Qassam Brigades' operations on July 20:

• Targeted an Israeli military Apache helicopter with a SAM-7 missile as it was opening fire on residents east of Bureij Camp, central Gaza Strip.
• Targeted a gathering of Israeli forces infiltrating east of the Juhr Al-Dik area in the central Gaza Strip using mortar shells.
• In a complex operation in the vicinity of Haroun Mosque, south of George Street, east of Rafah, targeted an Israeli military Merkava tank with an Al-Yassin 105 shell. 
• Targeted a group of Israeli soldiers south of George Street, east of Rafah with an Al-Yassin 105 shell and a “Ra’adiya” explosive device, leaving behind many casualties.
• Targeted the headquarters of the "300th Brigade - ‘Shoumera’" in the western sector of the upper Al-Jalil in northern occupied Palestine from southern Lebanon with a barrage of rockets. 
• In a joint operation with Al-Quds Brigades, targeted an Israeli military Merkava 4 tank with an Al-Yassin shell in Shaboura camp in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
• Ambushed an Israeli military infantry force inside a tunnel that was previously rigged in Tal Al-Sultan west of the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

Al-Quds Brigades' operations on July 20:

• Targeted "Nahal Oz" site of the Israeli military with several heavy-caliber mortar shells.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades' operations on July 20:

• Targeted an Israeli military vehicle with an RPG shell in the middle of Yabna Camp, south of Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip. 
• Targeted Israeli military gatherings in the center of Yabna camp south of the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, with two 107mm rockets and heavy-caliber mortar shells.
• Targeted a command and control center of the Israeli military in the "Netzarim" axis with two 107mm caliber rockets and heavy mortar shells.
• Shelled the headquarters of the Israeli army in the "Netzarim" axis south of Gaza City with several mortar shells.

Mujahideen Brigades' operations on July 20:

• Targeted Israeli forces stationed in what is known as the "Netzarim Axis" with 107mm rockets, in a joint operation with the Al-Ansar Brigades.

Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces' operations on July 20:

• Targeted an Israeli military personnel carrier in the “Laffat Badr” area in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah, with an RPG shell. 

Hezbollah's operations on July 20:

• Targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Manara site with artillery shells.
• The Dafna settlement was targeted for the first time with dozens of Katyusha rockets. 
• Targeted the Zebdine site with a barrage of rockets. 
• Launched drones and artillery fire at the Al-Zaoura site, targeting settlements of Israeli military officers and soldiers and Iron Dome platforms. 

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