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Footage shows an Al-Qassam fighter approaching an Israeli Merkava tank in Gaza and delivering a handheld explosive through an open turret hatch. The Merkava tank appears to have been operating during urban combat operations when the vulnerability was exploited. This Merkava tank incident highlights the continued threat posed by close-range anti-armor tactics in dense urban warfare.

Expert Insight:
Close-range hatch attacks remain one of the few low-technology methods capable of bypassing modern armor and active protection systems in urban terrain.

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Thanks to Al-Qassam Brigades and open-source social media contributors for providing publicly available footage for analysis purposes.

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00:00Al Qassam fighter conducts a close-range anti-armor assault against an Israeli Merkava tank
00:05by manually throwing a handheld explosive into an open turret hatch.
00:09The tank was most likely supporting clearance or security operations alongside ground forces
00:14in Gaza's dense urban terrain. Using rubble for concealment, the fighter bypasses the Merkava's
00:19armor and active protection systems by exploiting the open hatch, a known vulnerability during
00:24urban combat. Smoke after the strike suggests an internal detonation, potentially causing a
00:30mission kill or catastrophic crew loss.
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