Ansarollah Website Official Report
Published: Rabiʻ II 24, 1447 AH
When oppression becomes identity and silence becomes complicity, resistance is no longer a choice—it is a historical duty. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood did not erupt in a vacuum; it was born out of years of siege, dispossession, and unchecked Zionist aggression across the West Bank and Jerusalem. It marked a decisive shift, reshaping the narrative and reaffirming that this act of resistance was not only inevitable—it was existential.
As Arab capitals moved steadily toward normalization, welcoming the occupying entity into the heart of regional diplomacy, the occupation deepened its campaign to erase Jerusalem’s identity—neighborhood by neighborhood, stone by stone.
The 2021 assault on Sheikh Jarrah was just one chapter in a broader strategy of ethnic cleansing and land theft, carried out under the world’s watchful silence.
After more than 75 years of forced exile, failed peace deals, and deepening Israeli control over Palestinian land, hope had long faded.
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners remain behind bars, Gaza chokes under a brutal blockade, and over seven million refugees still wait to return to homes they were driven from generations ago.
With international law ignored, global powers complicit, and diplomatic channels exhausted, the Palestinian people were left with one path forward: to resist. It is a right protected not only by international law, but by the very essence of human dignity.
When silence becomes betrayal
Amid the sweeping tide of humiliation, normalization, and betrayal, the Palestinian resistance came to a decisive realization: the moment had arrived for an unconventional act. Patience had become a burden, and waiting—a subtle form of complicity. The resistance chose to upend the game, to reshape public consciousness through a calculated operation—neither impulsive nor reactionary, but a deliberate decision born of careful assessment of field realities, political dynamics, and the global landscape.
In the heart of darkness, 1,200 fighters from the Qassam Brigades awaited the signal—not under coercion or pressure, but driven by the passion to defend and the longing for sacrifice. They moved on motorbikes, carrying light weapons and a heavy legacy: the weight of a displaced nation, and the hope of a people suffocated by siege and settlements.
Within hours, the myth of “the invincible army” collapsed. It crumbled on Gaza’s doorstep, along with the illusion of Israeli security. The operation stunned both enemies and allies, as the fighters breached settlements in what is known as the “Gaza Envelope,” seized military posts, captured a significant number of Israeli soldiers, and established a battlefield presence unseen in decades.
Al-Aqsa Flood was not just an attack—it was a deliberate dismantling of a U.S.-Israeli project aimed at erasing the Palestinian cause entirely. The operation redrew the strategic landscape and proved that, despite normalization and international backing, the Zionist project remains fragile in the face of a people who believe in their right to exist and resist.
Its goals went far beyond Gaza. It carried the hopes of millions: prisoners held in brutal conditions in Israeli jails; the besieged people of Gaza enduring years of blockade; and the refugees who have waited 75 years to return to their homeland. Al-Aqsa Flood was a message: the time has come to reclaim dignity, freedom, and a justice that cannot be bought or bargained away.
The Resistance Narrative: A Truth That Will Never Die
“A necessary step and a natural response to the Israeli schemes aimed at eliminating the Palestinian cause.” With these words, Hamas articulated the driving force behind Operation Al-Aqsa Flood in an official statement issued on January 21, 2024. The document presented the movement’s official account of the operation, outlining the factors that led to the battle.
It emphasized that the operation was a direct response to the escalating plans to seize Palestinian land, Judaize it, impose sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites, and to break the stranglehold of the ongoing siege on the Gaza Strip.
The statement reaffirmed that the operation was a legitimate and natural step in the struggle to end the occupation, reclaim national rights, and achieve freedom and independence—just as other peoples around the world have done. It underscored the Palestinians’ right to self-determination and their legitimate pursuit of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Seventy-Five Years of Zionist Crimes Against the Palestinian People
David Ben-Gurion, the first “Prime Minister” of the Israeli entity, famously declared, “The situation in Palestine will be resolved by military force.” This statement essentially became the founding manifesto of the Zionist approach—a clear and candid expression of the strategic foundations adopted by the Zionist movement from its inception: colonizing the land, uprooting its people, and cementing the entity through relentless massacres.
Since the establishment of the entity in 1948 until today, the Israeli enemy’s record remains stained with Palestinian blood, marked by massacres that were neither isolated incidents nor mere collateral damage of war, but deliberate, systematic tools used to impose control through violence.
From Balad al-Sheikh to Gaza, and from Deir Yassin to Sabra and Shatila, the blood of elders, women, and children has been the fuel chosen by the Israeli occupation to solidify its state—defying all norms and laws, shielded by international silence and Islamic abandonment.
A Review of the Most Notorious Israeli Massacres Against the Palestinian People
Balad al-Sheikh Massacre: On December 31, 1947, the Zionist “Haganah” gang launched an assault on the village of Balad al-Sheikh, located southeast of Haifa. They pursued defenseless civilian residents for several hours, resulting in the deaths of approximately 60 people, most of whom were women and children.
Deir Yassin Massacre: On April 9, 1948, the massacre took place in the village of Deir Yassin west of Jerusalem, carried out by the Zionist groups “Irgun” and “Stern.” Around 300 villagers were killed, most of them children, the elderly, and women.
Abu Shusha Village Massacre: On May 14, 1948, on the eve of the end of the British Mandate in Palestine, Zionist leaders were making final preparations to declare their entity the next day. During this time, the village of Abu Shusha, east of Ramla, was attacked. Approximately 60 men, women, elders, and even children were killed. Soldiers of the “Giv’ati Brigade,” who executed the massacre, reportedly fired indiscriminately at anything that moved.
Al-Tantura Massacre: On May 23, 1948, Battalion 33 of the Alexandroni Brigade attacked Tantura, a village on the Mediterranean coast near Haifa. After hours of resistance by the townspeople, Zionist occupation forces seized the village. The massacre resulted in approximately 200 deaths, with victims buried in a mass grave.
Qibya Massacre: On October 14, 1953, two Israeli military units, led by the notorious Ariel Sharon (former Prime Minister), surrounded the village of Qibya in the West Bank, west of Ramallah, which was then under Jordanian rule. Following heavy artillery shelling targeting homes, the heavily armed forces stormed the village, indiscriminately firing at civilians. Some Israeli forces placed explosives around certain houses, demolishing them with residents still inside. They also positioned themselves near homes, shooting anyone attempting to escape. The massacre left 67 people dead, including men, women, and children.
Khan Yunis Massacre: On November 3, 1956, the Zionist enemy committed a massacre against Palestinian refugees in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza. Over 250 people were killed after forces gathered some in public squares and opened fire on them. Nine days later, on November 12, another brutal massacre was carried out by an Israeli army unit in the same camp, killing about 275 civilians.
Sabra and Shatila Massacre: Between September 16 and 18, 1982, following the Israeli invasion of Beirut led by the infamous Ariel Sharon, the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon were besieged and continuously bombarded. The massacre resulted in approximately 1,500 Palestinian and Lebanese victims, including hundreds of women and children.
Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre: On the early morning of February 25, 1994, Jewish physician Baruch Goldstein, accompanied by settlers and Israeli soldiers, attacked Palestinian worshippers during the dawn Friday prayers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, coinciding with the 15th of Ramadan, 1414 AH. Twenty-nine worshippers were killed, while some survivors managed to overpower and kill Goldstein.
Jenin Massacre: Between April 1 and 11, 2002, thousands of Israeli forces stormed the city of Jenin under the pretext of eliminating resistance. During this period, they committed arbitrary killings, used human shields, and blocked food, medicine, and medical aid from reaching residents. More than 500 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed during the massacre.
Kafr Qasim Massacre: On October 29, 1956, Israeli Border Police soldiers carried out a horrific massacre in the village of Kafr Qasim, east of Jaffa, occupied since 1948. On the eve of the Tripartite Aggression against Egypt, the Israeli army imposed a sudden curfew on several Arab villages near Jordan, including Kafr Qasim. Hundreds of villagers were returning home from their fields during the olive harvest season when soldiers opened fire on them. Forty-nine people were killed—including 23 children under the age of 18—within just one hour, with many more wounded. Every family in the village suffered casualties.
Al-Aqsa Mosque Massacre: On October 8, 1990, members of the group known as the “Temple Mount Faithful” attempted to lay the foundation stone for the alleged Third Temple in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Residents of Jerusalem tried to prevent the desecration, leading to clashes between Zionist Jews, led by Gershon Salomon, and about 5,000 Palestinians who had gathered at Al-Aqsa for noon prayers. Israeli soldiers, heavily stationed in the compound, opened indiscriminate fire on worshippers—men, women, and children alike—killing around 21 Palestinians.
When Rising Is the Only Option
From this perspective, the blessed Al-Aqsa Flood operation was an inevitable historic act—a vital necessity, not a political luxury. It was a firm Palestinian response to a long-standing question: “What comes after all this injustice?” The answer was a chapter in the epic of Palestinian struggle, opening the door to a freedom that has become possible despite the price paid in blood.
When occupation becomes a shackle, and the world denies you the air to breathe, the only choice left is to rise like a flood—to restore balance to the equation and affirm that the Palestinian people are unconquerable.
