Israel: We Are Close to Wiping Out Hamas in Rafah

The spokesperson for the Israeli army affirmed today, Thursday, that "eliminating the tunnels and destroying them is important to eradicate the Hamas battalion in Rafah," stating: "We are close to annihilating the Hamas battalion in Rafah, and we have killed more than a thousand terrorists." The spokesperson also reported that "we are bringing water and food into the Gaza Strip and trying to differentiate between civilians and Hamas fighters." He emphasized, "We have successfully retrieved the bodies of five hostages from the Gaza Strip; the operation took place in Khan Yunis and was complex," clarifying that "some of the hostages were killed on October 7, and all of them were held in a tunnel inside Gaza."