[Ma'an] The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades, claimed responsibility for an attack on Israeli soldiers east of Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza. According to a statement released by the paramilitary group, combatants of the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades clashed with Israeli forces near the Kisufeim governorate boundary. The attack was described as a normal reaction to the "crimes of the occupation" on its 42nd anniversary, the statement added.