According to sources within the Southern Command, Hamas has prepared for this phase of the operation by building a network of tunnels along and beneath many of the city’s roads and buildings.
Only by seizing the ground, officials argued, can Israel properly remove the threat, create the conditions for a new reality in Gaza, and generate the leverage needed to secure the return of the hostages.
The cabinet is faced with three alternatives, all of which are difficult, but a decision must be made.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced that Doha was working to facilitate the resumption of talks between Israel and Hamas in the near future.
The IDF expressed its condolences to the families and reaffirmed its commitment to exhausting all efforts to return all remaining hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the operation, offering condolences to the families and commending the forces involved.
The IDF Chief of Staff also implicitly rebuked former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan’s claim that Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby.’
The simple, if unpalatable truth is that Israel has failed to replicate its success in Gaza because of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
After a tumultuous day of the hostage release, Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher are safe in Israel and have already met with their mothers and medical professionals.
The IDF prepared a special area for the incoming hostages to check their health and vitals and provide the families with a secure place to reunite with their relatives in peace and quiet.
The IDF has released a video summarizing the investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of six abductees in an underground tunnel in the Khan Yunis area.
Hamas propaganda has repeatedly accused the IAF of killing hostages during the 14-month-long aerial assault on the Gaza terrorist group.
Located at a main avenue in Gaza, IDF troops set up a sign offering 5 million shekel for any information regarding the whereabouts of the hostages or about the people that’s holding them captive.
Pathology reports indicated no signs of trauma or gunfire on the bodies.
The IDF took exception to Channel 12’s suggestion of a cover-up, although it hasn’t yet explained why the circumstances were concealed for so long.
The tunnel shaft beginning in a children’s room, and descending 20 meters, is where the IDF soldiers found the bodies of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat, and Almog Sarusi.
The shaft was located in a children’s yard, surrounded by paintings of Mickey Mouse and a princess, along with a teddy bear on the floor.
The families of Omer Neutra, Nimrod Cohen, Oz Daniel, and Shaked Dahan who were kidnapped on Oct. 7th released this video showing the boys as they are taken into Gaza.
Several rooms were found in the tunnels, some rooms were used as a bathroom, cell, and safe room for Hamas officials.
