❗️❗️ Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance Operations Room regarding the heroic confrontation on the Taybeh-Qantara axis
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
“Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, God is fully capable of granting them victory.” (Quran 22:39)
God Almighty has spoken the truth.
On Tuesday, March 26, 2006, forces from the 7th Brigade of the 36th Division of the Israeli enemy army deployed a remotely controlled bulldozer between the Al-Muhaysibat area in Taybeh and the town of Qantara, with the aim of reconnaissance and identifying the Islamic Resistance's defensive positions. The mujahideen detected the bulldozer and gave it time to lure the enemy into a well-prepared ambush.
At 6:50 PM yesterday, Wednesday, an armored company advanced in a longitudinal formation from the direction of Al-Muhaysibat towards the town of Al-Qantara, preparing to seize it. The mujahideen, who had been monitoring the enemy's movements, waited until all their vehicles were within the established firing range. Upon receiving the order, and with the cry of "O Messenger of God!", the skilled shooters launched their guided missiles at the central platoon of the formation, consisting of four Merkava tanks and a D9 bulldozer, hitting them with precision and destroying them.
While the rear platoon, consisting of four Merkava tanks, was deploying a thick smoke screen to conceal its position, the mujahideen again attacked them with guided missiles, completely destroying their preparations before their very eyes, as they watched the tanks burning. Simultaneously with the clash, the resistance's artillery support groups targeted the command headquarters of the enemy battalions positioned in the Taybeh Project, Rub Thalathin, and Al-Awida, as well as the reinforcements brought in to evacuate the wounded.
The vanguard attempted to continue its advance towards the entrance of the town of Qantara, but our fighters repelled them with direct missile fire, destroying a D9 bulldozer and a Merkava tank. They also destroyed a second tank near the reservoir, forcing the enemy soldiers to abandon the remaining vehicles and attempt to retrieve their wounded, fleeing on foot towards the Al-Muhaysibat area.
The fighters successfully thwarted the enemy's maneuver, inflicting losses of 10 tanks and two D9 bulldozers. They had also thwarted a similar attempt two days prior from the town of Taybeh towards the town of Deir Siryan, destroying eight Merkava tanks.
Victory comes only from God, the Almighty, the Wise.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
6 Shawwal 1447 AH
