Israel fought the fiercest, ready to engulf the Hamas tunnels 0
(Dan Tri) – Israeli military officials announced that this country’s soldiers had experienced the fiercest day of fighting with Hamas forces since the conflict broke out.
An explosion at the Gaza border on December 2 (Photo: AFP).
`We are in the heaviest day of fighting since the start of the ground campaign, in terms of enemy casualties, number of engagements and fire support from the air and on the ground,` said the Commander of the Ministry of Defense.
Mr. Finkelman said Israeli forces were fighting in Jabalya, north of Gaza City, and Shujaiya, east of the city.
`We are in the center of Jabalya, the center of Shujaiya and now the center of Khan Yunis,` the Israeli general announced.
The Israeli army announced the `complete siege` of the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.
`Since the end of the ceasefire period, Israeli Air Force aircraft have carried out two attacks with the participation of dozens of aircraft from all combat squadrons. Hundreds of types of ammunition have been used.
Map of Israel (Photo: BBC).
On the same day, the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, General Herzi Halevi, confirmed that the Israeli army was besieging the city of Khan Yunis.
`60 days after the conflict began, our forces are besieging the Khan Yunis area in the southern Gaza Strip. At the same time, we continue to secure our advances in the northern Gaza Strip,` Gen.
According to General Halevi, the Israeli army is entering `the third phase of the ground campaign`.
`We have controlled many strongholds of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip and we are dealing with their strongholds in the south,` the Israeli general emphasized.
Regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza, General Halevi said: `We are making great efforts (to bring aid into Gaza), in accordance with the government’s decision and international law.`
The Israeli commander also said that pumping water to submerge Hamas’ underground bunker network in the Gaza Strip `is a good idea`.
`We see a lot of underground infrastructure in Gaza, we know there will be a lot more. Part of the goal is to destroy this infrastructure. We have many different ways to deal with the tunnels, I will
Over the years, Hamas forces have built a tunnel network as dense as an underground city in the Gaza Strip.
The Hamas military uses these tunnels as weapons warehouses, bunkers, command centers and a lifeline for the transportation of clandestine weapons, including rocket launchers.
The tunnel system is so dense and wide that Israeli forces call them a subway system, allowing Hamas forces to connect with each other and move safely without being detected.
