The Israeli military claims to have attacked more than 22,000 targets since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, a good two months ago.
The Israeli army announced last night that several commanders of two northern Hamas brigades, which had around 14,500 men under their command, had been killed. The army published the names of the “eliminated” men.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Hamas fighters to lay down their arms. “In recent days, dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to our forces,” he said in a video message. The war will continue, “but this is the beginning of the end for Hamas,” Netanyahu added. “I say to the Hamas terrorists: it’s over.”