Israeli troops continue to dismantleInfrastructure the terrorists of Hamas. Near the Erez crossingin the north of the Gaza Strip, a “gigantic Tunnel system, which is divided into various branches with an extension of approx four kilometersarrives just 400 meters from the pass itself and has a depth of 50 meters underground”. The news was spread by the IDF that this infrastructure was “the result of a project by…” Muhammad Sinwar“, the brother of the leader of the Palestinian organization.
The complex was also shown to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Military spokesman Richard Hecht emphasized: “Hamas has consciously and persistently invested enormous sums of money.” Money and from resources in terror tunnels that have one goal: to attack Israel and its residents.” The IDF official also explained that the fence was “deliberately dug near a passage dedicated to the migration of Gaza citizens to Israel.” Work And medical care. For Hamas, attacking the people of Israel continues to take precedence over supporting the people of Gaza.” In peacetime, the Erez Crossing is the main entry and exit point to the Gaza Strip. They only got through there in 2022 800 thousand Residents of the exclave.
In a video released by the Tel Aviv army on armored doorsElectrical systems and sewer pipes, in addition to the fact that the tunnel is large enough to allow the passage of a vehicle. For this reason, Israelis are convinced that it played a fundamental role in the attacks October 7th. The IDF soldiers also discovered another tunnel, a Jabalya. The entrance was in the children's room, under one crib. In Shujaia, in the central area of the Palestinian exclave, the army attacked a Hamas stronghold containing “weapons, explosive devices and also the entrance to an attack tunnel.” 15 meters from where the militiamen attacked the soldiers.
A series of hard blows against the terrorists' war potential, but this is not the only goal of the IDF. There guide In fact, the movement is still in the sights of the Israeli forces, who raided the movement Holiday homes numerous high-ranking Hamas officials, including the residence of Yahya Sinwar to Khan Yunis. In the district, which is considered a stronghold of the Palestinian organization, the soldiers of the Jewish state “killed many terrorists” and discovered the entrances 30 tunnelsas well as a large amount of material from intelligence.
Now it is diplomatic front as Allied pressure on Israel increases. The American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit the Jewish state and the Middle East. He will meet the Prime Minister in Tel Aviv Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Yoav Gallant to “discuss in detail when and how Israeli forces will carry out an attack.” new phase” of the war, which, according to American officials, “was supposed to involve smaller groups than Elite forces who would move in and out of Gaza's population centers and conduct more precise, intelligence-gathering missions to find and kill and rescue Hamas leaders hostages and destroy tunnels.”
This is a move in line with support from President Joe Biden's administration, which urged the Jewish state to “end its campaign.” large scale “We will be stationed in the Gaza Strip within a few weeks and move into a more targeted phase of its war against Hamas.” In fact, the conditions of the civilian population in the Palestinian exclave are leading to more and more protests in the international community. In addition, the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages by IDF troops also sparked the anger of the Jewish population, who loudly called on the government to find oneUnderstanding with Hamas making this possible liberation of all those who are still prisoners of terrorists.
The American minister will, however, reiterate US support for Tel Aviv's war effort. After the visit to Israel, Lloyd Austin will continue his journey Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, to discuss freedom of navigation and maritime security amid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The third stage will be the Qatarwhere the Secretary will meet with senior officials who played an important role in facilitating the release of the hostages.