IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari seen throughout a check out of IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in the Northern Command, November 28, 2023. Image by David Cohen/Flash90
Israel Defense Forces revealed on Saturday night that Hamas’ “military structure” in the northern Gaza Strip has actually been taken apart
IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Daniel Hagari stated Israeli forces had actually taken apart Hamas’ military structure in the northern Gaza Strip and gotten rid of approximately 8,000 Hamas fighters because the start of the war.
“We have actually finished the taking apart of Hamas’ military structure in the northern Gaza Strip and will continue to deepen the accomplishment, enhancing the barrier and the defense parts along the security fence,” Hagari mentioned.
Secret quotes from tonight’s (Saturday) rundown by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, marking 3 months into the war:
“We have actually finished the taking apart of Hamas’ military structure in the northern Gaza Strip and will continue to deepen the accomplishment, reinforcing … pic.twitter.com/5JrgksEYJT
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“Now, we are concentrating on taking apart Hamas in the main and southern Gaza Strip. We will do this in a different way, completely, based upon the lessons we have actually gained from the combating up until now.”
According to Hagari, in the Jabaliya community alone, the IDF found over 8 km (5 miles) of tunnels with more than 40 tunnel shafts. Inside the tunnel system, the soldiers found military head office, bases, weapons storage websites, and other facilities, frequently under civilian websites like health centers.
In spite of statements of transitioning to a brand-new stage, Hagari stated that the IDF will continue battling.
“Fighting will continue throughout 2024. We are running according to a strategy to attain the war’s objectives, to take apart Hamas in the north and south,” Hagari mentioned.
“There are still terrorists in Jabaliya,” he clarified. “However, they now run without a structure and without leaders. We have actually experienced and will continue to come across erratic rocket fire from this location.”
The IDF recuperated important intelligence throughout its raids on Hamas centers in the Gaza Strip, consisting of computer systems, maps, interaction gadgets and disk drives. According to Hagari, about 70 million intelligence files were recuperated from computer systems, which are being evaluated by security services.
On among the computer systems, the experts found a current image of Hamas’ military leader Mohammed Deif. Israel has actually tried to remove Deif a number of times for many years, however each effort has actually stopped working.
Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas’ military wing (Photo: IDF)
Deif was hurt in among the previous assassination efforts and was thought to be utilizing a wheelchair, although current intelligence recommends he can stroll for brief durations, with a limp. A number of wheelchairs have actually been found in the underground tunnels, a minimum of a few of which are thought to have actually been utilized by Deif.
According to Hagari, numerous Hamas terrorists in Jabaliya gave up to the IDF and are being questioned.
The IDF likewise revealed the killing of the leader and deputy leader of Hamas’ Nuseirat Battalion in an airstrike.
Ismail Siraj, the leader of the Nuseirat Battalion, and Ahmed Wehbe, his deputy leader, were both eliminated in an airstrike based upon info from the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate and the Shin Bet security firm.
