This "Resistance Report" by John Elmer on July 10, 2025, provides an update on day 643 of Israel's war and day 557 of the ground war in Gaza, asserting the persistent effectiveness of the Palestinian resistance despite immense challenges. The report highlights that 85% of Gaza is designated as a "shoot-to-kill" zone, with Israel attempting to establish ghettos. However, the speaker argues that Israeli objectives—returning captives by violence, destroying Hamas brigades/government, and eliminating Gaza as a threat—have demonstrably failed.
The report details numerous recent operations by various resistance factions, including Hamas's Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds, across Khan Yunis, Gaza City (Shajaya, Tufa), Jabalia Camp, and particularly Beit Hanoun. Key tactics include hand-delivered explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) like the "Shawad," Yasine 105 strikes, and various improvised explosive devices (IEDs) utilizing pressure plates, barrel bombs, and propane tanks. The central role of Gaza's extensive tunnel network in facilitating these operations and protecting fighters is repeatedly emphasized. Significant incidents covered include a multi-camera operation where a Shawad EFP critically hit a tank in Khan Yunis, an attempted abduction of an Israeli soldier, and a major ambush in Beit Hanoun that killed five and wounded fourteen Israeli soldiers, challenging Israeli claims of control over the area. The report underscores the resistance's intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance capabilities, and ability to adapt and inflict continuous losses, portraying a battle of attrition where Palestinian fighters return safely to their bases.
Exploring the Continued Resistance in Gaza: A Week in Review
0:00 Introduction to the "Resistance Report": John Elmer reports on July 10, 2025, marking day 643 of Israel's "genocidal war" and day 557 of the ground war in Gaza, emphasizing the ongoing resistance.
0:26 Resilience of Palestinian Resistance: Despite no supply lines or hinterland, Palestinian resistance fighters remain active in their initial positions, continuing to fight.
1:07 Escalating "Shoot-to-Kill" Zones & Israeli Ghettoization Plans: United Nations maps show 85% of Gaza is now a "shoot-to-kill" zone, with Israel attempting to create three ghettos and push people into a smaller ghetto in Rafah.
1:54 Hamas's Consistent Ceasefire Demands: Hamas maintains its core conditions: end the war, withdraw from Gaza, open crossings, exchange prisoners, and distribute aid via original UN mechanisms, not private mercenary companies.
2:46 Netanyahu's Unachieved Objectives: The speaker highlights Netanyahu's failure to achieve his four war objectives:
Return captives through violence (failed; 20 soldiers still in Gaza).
Destroy Qassam Brigades (failed; active operations continue).
Destroy Gaza's government (failed; municipal government re-established).
Eliminate Gaza as a threat to Israel (failed; ongoing resistance).
4:30 Israeli Military Map of Control: A new Israeli military map shows areas they claim to control, including a corridor separating Khan Yunis and Rafah and widened buffer zones. However, the speaker immediately challenges this, especially regarding Beit Hanoun.
The Qassam Brigades in Khan Yunis (six battalions + one special forces) conducted 30 operations against Israeli military vehicles this week, totaling 160 since late April/early May.
6:30 Hand-Delivered Shawad EFP Operation: A detailed, multi-camera operation shows fighters navigating rubble under fire to hand-deliver a Shawad EFP to a tank. The tank detonates with a "massive cookoff," leading to Israeli claims of one dead and three seriously wounded.
11:51 Follow-up Yasine Strike: Immediately after the EFP, a Yasine strike hit a second troop carrier (Nomber), injuring the company commander, as admitted by Israeli Army Radio.
13:59 Additional Operations: Six Yasine operations against Nomber troop carriers, eight more Yasine operations against tanks and D9 bulldozers, and 15 IED operations occurred in Khan Yunis.
15:39 Tunnel-Based EFP Attack: A "Takib EFP" operation shows fighters emerging from a tunnel, camouflaging an EFP in rubble, and detonating it remotely from the tunnel's safety to destroy a tank, protecting themselves from retaliatory fire.
17:18 Attempted Soldier Abduction: In East Khan Yunis, Qassam fighters attacked a Merkava tank and two personnel carriers, engaged soldiers with light weapons, attempted to capture an excavator driver (killing him and seizing his weapon when unsuccessful), with Israeli reports confirming the incident.
20:03 Shajaya's Destruction and Resistance: Aerial photography shows the eastern half of Shajaya is heavily destroyed, yet resistance operations persist.
20:31 Saraya al-Quds Multi-Stage Ambush: In Shajaya, six IEDs detonated against Israeli vehicles, followed by a tunnel-accessed attack with a thermobaric warhead against Israeli special forces, leading to at least two killed and eight wounded. Rocket artillery (107mm) was also fired directly at Israeli troop positions.
24:12 Continued EFP Use in Shajaya: Two EFPs were simultaneously detonated via a pressure plate against army vehicles, resulting in visible damage, with 10 IED operations in Shajaya this week.
25:49 Close-Quarters Battle: Qassam Brigades engaged Israeli special forces in Shajaya, resulting in another soldier killed.
26:28 "Zazal 4" Earthquake EFP in Tufa: Saraya al-Quds used an adapted EFP, buried and detonated by a pressure plate, to penetrate tank armor.
27:40 Yasine 105 Strike in Tufa: A fighter successfully hit a Merkava tank hidden in the destruction. Gaza City saw more than six Yasine operations this week.
28:14 Jabalia Camp Operation: Saraya al-Quds used a propane tank IED, filled with explosives, set with a pressure plate, and captured Israeli CCTV footage of a D9 armored bulldozer tripping the explosive.
30:06 Historical Significance: Beit Hanoun was where the war started and where Israel repeatedly claimed "operational control," only to be proven wrong.
30:44 Major Night Ambush (Thermal Imagery): A leaked thermal imaging video of a Monday night ambush in Beit Hanoun shows chaos, killing at least five and wounding 14 Israeli soldiers. This happened after weeks of heavy Israeli bombing, yet fighters had prepared two IEDs within 24 hours of the Israeli brigade's entry.
31:44 Commander Hassan Fiad Abu Hamza Alive: Israel's claim of assassinating the Beit Hanoun battalion commander on May 24, 2024, was false; he was later seen alive in Beit Hanoun.
32:53 Foiling Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Plans: Beit Hanoun played a crucial role in foiling Israel's plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza, leading to the January ceasefire.
35:09 Abu Obeda's Statement: Abu Obeda, a resistance spokesperson, states the Beit Hanoun operation is "an additional blow" to Israel's prestige, emphasizing the battle of attrition will inflict more losses and potentially lead to more prisoners.
36:09 Key Takeaway: The steadfastness of the Palestinian people and the bravery of their resistance fighters are exclusively what "forge equations and shape the features of the next phase of this war."