In the north of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says it has discovered a huge Hamas weapons cache near a school and a hospital. For Israel, the find is evidence of the terrorist group’s approach of deliberately using the civilian population as human shields.
The weapons dump contained hundreds of rocket-propelled and rocket-propelled grenades, dozens of anti-tank missiles, dozens of explosives, longer-range missiles, dozens of grenades and drones, the military said Wednesday. It was “one of the largest weapons caches” discovered in the Gaza Strip to date, the report said.
“Terror structure in the heart of the civilian population”
The weapons were taken by the soldiers, some were examined further, others were destroyed on the spot. “The entire terrorist infrastructure was located right next to residential buildings, in the heart of the civilian population,” an army spokesman said. “This is further evidence of the terrorist organization Hamas’s cynical use of Gaza residents as human shields.”
Israeli forces continue to locate weapons, tunnel shafts, explosives and military infrastructure, the army said. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Israel is preparing to flood the tunnels used by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
City of Chan Yunis surrounded by army
Meanwhile, the Israeli army says it has now surrounded Khan Yunis, the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is said that Hamas managed to breach the defenses there on Wednesday evening.
The soldiers now launched attacks on central terrorist positions and advanced deeper into the city, which also houses the home of Gaza leader of the Islamist Hamas, Jihia Al Sinwar. This one is surrounded. Sinwar was able to escape, “but it is only a matter of time before we find him,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Source: Krone
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