The Israeli army claimed on Sunday it had entered a compound in Gaza used by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in preparation for the October 7 attack.
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“The Al-Qadsia complex served as a training center for Hamas to train terrorists,” the army said in a statement, describing in particular models of kibbutz entrances, military bases and Israeli armored vehicles.
The soldiers also broke into the office of Mohammed Sinouar, one of the commanders of Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. He is the brother of Yahya Sinouar, the Hamas leader in Gaza who is believed to be the mastermind of the October 7 attack.
The war was sparked by this unprecedented Hamas attack on Israeli soil, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people, most of them civilians, on the same day, according to an AFP count based on official figures. Israelis.
In response, Israel vowed to “destroy” Hamas and launched a military offensive that killed 27,365 Palestinians, the vast majority women, children and teenagers, according to a recent report from the movement's health ministry on Sunday.
According to Israel, about 250 people were kidnapped on October 7 and 132 hostages are still being held in Gaza. 27 of them were declared dead by the army.
AFP