7 IDF tanks destroyed, one helicopter downed and 11 IDF soldiers killed GAZA, (PIC)-- The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on Sunday night that its fighters killed 11 IOF soldiers and wounded 48 others since the start of the land offensive 24 hours ago.
The sources said that five soldiers were killed on Saturday night and six others were killed on Sunday, amongst them an officer with the rank of Colonel. The Israeli occupation admitted to only one soldier being killed and 30 others wounded. Meanwhile, Abu Ahmad, the spokesman of the Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said that Palestinian resistance factions managed to destroy seven IOF tanks int eh Zaitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, pointing out that the invading troops fell in many ambushes carefully prepared by the Palestinian resistance. Abu Ahmad added that the battle has not started yet as there are thousands of resistance fighters waiting for the invading forces. The Qassam Brigades, for its part, said that its fighters destroyed two IOF tanks using B-29 anti-armour rockets. Furthermore, the Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday morning that its fighters managed to hit an Israeli helicopter. This was confirmed by Dizzi Rizova, the correspondent of the Bulgarian daily "telegraph" telling al-Jazeera.net that she saw the pilot parachuting, adding that he was not wearing paratroopers uniform which means he bailed out of the aircraft. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=af0_1231188955
