Jamil Mazen
Shaqura and Saif Alislam Eid
On October 7,
2023, Hamas carried out operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” targeting the Israeli
military positions surrounding Gaza, and the Israeli towns adjacent to the
Strip. In the words of Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas’ military wing the
Qassam Brigades, the Al-Aqsa Flood operation was aimed at eliminating the
Israeli army’s Gaza Division. In Deif’s words, it was also meant to mark the
beginning of the battle for “the Great Liberation” — to restore all occupied
Palestinian territories that were settled in 1948.
A Palestinian woman walks past buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in
the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on April 12, 2024. (Credit
Image: © Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via ZUMA Press APAimages)
