Abu Obaida, the spokesman for Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, issued a statement praising residents of the village of Abdin in southern Syria for confronting Israeli forces. He framed the IDF's activity in Syria as part of a wider 'Zionist aggression' and called on the region to oppose it. The statement is a propaganda message; its operational significance is unclear.
Abu Obaida, the spokesman for Hamas's military wing (the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades), published a statement Monday afternoon congratulating the residents of the village of Abdin in southern Syria on their confrontation with Israeli forces over the past two days.
The statement salutes 'the heroes of the Syrian people' who 'rose up against the occupation forces in the village of Abdin, equipped only with simple means, and refused to surrender or accept the aggression and the occupation of their land by the Zionists.'
Abu Obaida described the IDF's recent operations in southern Syria as a 'direct continuation' of Israeli operations in Palestine and Lebanon, and as part of an alleged 'Greater Israel' project. He called on the entire Arab and Muslim world to 'cut off this illusion at its root.'
The statement comes as the IDF's third consecutive night of operations in the Abdin area unfolded, involving ground incursions, helicopter fire, and artillery, as The Zioneer reported earlier Monday. The IDF said the operations targeted military infrastructure and armed elements near the border. Hamas's statement is a propaganda endorsement of that local resistance, with no indication of any direct coordination or operational link between the group and the Syrian villagers. The statement's impact on the ground is unverified.
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