26 October 2001

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

“It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest … it was not thy act, but Allah's …”

Military communiqué by the Qassam Brigades

Karame Battle (2)

Attacking Zionist military outpost in northern Gaza

Our heroic Palestinian people … our Arab and Islamic Nation:

With the grace of Allah, the Qassam Brigades declare responsibility for attacking and storming the Zionist army post established on our Palestinian lands in the area called Doget settlement to the north of Gaza Strip on Friday 9^th Sha’aban 1422H, 26/10/2001AD.

A fierce battle took place that started with our Mujahideen firing projectiles then hurling more than 20 grenades and engaging the enemy in a violent battle involving machineguns over almost half an hour. A helicopter landed to carry away their dead. We declare through this operation that our Mujahideen would persist in their Jihad until ejection of occupation.

Three Mujahideen from the Qassam Brigades were martyred in this operation:

 Martyr hero: Othman Deeb Al-Razayna, 22, from Jabaliya refugee camp.

      Martyr hero: Iyad Rabee Al-Batsh, 21, from the town of Jabaliya.

      Martyr hero: Fuad Mustafa Al-Dahshan, 17, from Zaitun suburb, Gaza.

The Qassam Brigades, while declaring responsibility for storming the Zionist military position, pays no attention to enemy’s allegations that no casualties were sustained in the lines of its soldiers. We vow before Allah then before you to continue along the road of Jihad and resistance until occupation is forced out of our lands.

And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Qassam Brigades
Friday 9^th Sha’aban 1422H
26/10/2001AD