After three months of war, the Israeli army says the military structure of the Islamist Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip has been “dismantled”.
Spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday that before the start of the war, Hamas had two brigades with 12 regiments in the northern coastal strip. “In total there were about 14,000 terrorists,” Hagari explains. Since then, numerous commanders have been killed and weapons and ammunition destroyed.
‘Terrorists now operate without a commander’
The soldiers found underground tunnels and destroyed them. Eight kilometers of underground tunnels and forty entrances were found in the Jabalia refugee district alone, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Hamas no longer functions in an organized manner in this area. “There are still terrorists in Jabalia, but now they operate without a framework and without a commander,” Hagari said.
The military offensive is now reportedly focused on the center and south of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant announced in November that Hamas had lost control of Gaza. However, the fighting continued. According to Israeli reports, about 8,000 terrorists have been killed so far.
International criticism of Israel’s actions is becoming increasingly louder
But there are also many civilian casualties in the densely populated area. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, 22,600 people have been killed since the start of the current war. Given the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the closed coastal area and the large number of civilian casualties, Israel has recently come under increasing international criticism.
Israel’s army: no famine in the Gaza Strip
While aid organizations in the Gaza Strip speak of an impending famine, the Israeli army presents the situation differently: “According to our assessment, which is based on our conversations with the UN and other humanitarian organizations, there is sufficient food in the Gaza Strip.” said Elad Goren of the relevant COGAT authority on Friday. This department of the Israeli Ministry of Defense works with Palestinians in civil affairs.
Source: Krone
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