The Israeli army: Hamas’s first line of defense is “broken” – a heavy, painful, but necessary price

Hand-to-hand combat is now taking place Gaza stripwith heavy losses for both the Hamas armed forces and the Israeli forces.

As announced on Wednesday evening by the Israeli army spokesman, Vice Admiral Daniel HageryIsraeli ground forces were able to “penetrate” the first line of defense of Hamas in the Gaza Strip North Gaza They are now advancing to positions very close to Gaza City.

Israeli forces are supported by artillery, air forces and navy. Despite this, there is no shortage of losses, even according to the latest report. At least 16 Israelis wearing uniforms They lost their lives in battles with Hamas militants, while there are quite a few wounded.

Daniel Hajjari said, “The ground operation is progressing as planned,” adding that, “With advance planning, accurate intelligence information, and joint strikes from land, air, and sea, our forces penetrated the first defensive lines of Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip.”

Gallant: We are close to our goal

The Israeli army is approaching the goal of eliminating the “Hamas terrorist organization,” according to what Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galad announced in a press conference he held.

He added: “Fierce battles are taking place in Gaza. “The Israeli army is on its way to defeating Hamas,” Galland said, adding that “the war is progressing according to the objectives.” Hamas is under serious blows.

He concluded that “more than 10,000 shells fell on Gaza City, thousands of targets were hit, thousands of sites were destroyed, and thousands of terrorists were killed.”

Halevy: The price of the war against Hamas is necessary

For his part, IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Hershey Halevy, said that the “heavy and painful price” paid during the war with Hamas was “necessary” after 16 soldiers were killed last day.

“We are in the middle of a war. It will be a long war and we will fight it until the end. We are moving proactively and fighting the enemy on their territory, striking them in the places where they were working on their plans and in the same areas where the evil terrorists came from,” Halevy said.

He added: “We are moving into the stages of war and are operating on the ground inside enemy territory, supported by accurate and intense fire. The activity will continue and intensify according to the stages of the war and its objectives, as determined by the Israeli government.”

source: ski.gr

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