“Signs of Hamas giving way” in the Gaza Strip, while the offensive continues in the southern part. This was reported by sources in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to which “the level of damage and destruction creates command and control problems for Hamas, there are areas in the Gaza Strip that Hamas no longer controls militarily.” Reporting that so far 7,000 operatives have been killed – including half of the commanders of the terrorist group’s 24 battalions – and 22,000 targets have been hit, the sources warn that “despite the results, we are not close to the end of the fighting: we continue to operate with great intensity and work to dismantle entire Hamas battalions.”
On the hostage front, Israel believes there are still 137 hostages in Gaza, 20 of whom are believed to have died. The Israeli prime minister’s office told CNN. The latest victim was Sahar Baruch, the 25-year-old who, according to Hamas, was killed in the Israeli military’s failed attempt to free him. The spokesman for the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a warning to Israel in an audio message: “The hostages in Gaza will not return home through military force.” “We tell the Israelis that Netanyahu, Gallant and others in the war cabinet cannot bring back their prisoners without negotiations. The latest murder of a prisoner they tried to recover by force proves this,” Abu Ubaida said. The same spokesperson then stated that in ten days fighters from Beit Hanoun to Khan Younis “managed to partially and completely destroy more than 180 APC military vehicles, tanks and excavators. Our fighters conducted operations that included attacking soldiers on foot and carrying out dozens of attacks of snipers.”
Source: IL Tempo
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
