Taking Hamas out in their tunnels. Hamas will not be safe in underground tunnels, IDF says https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/december-14-israel-hamas-war Hamas terrorist fighters will not be safe in the terror group’s vast network of underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said. IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the terror group’s group tunnels won’t be able to shield its fighters as the fighting intensifies. Earlier in the day, IDF troops killed several Hamas fighters in a tunnel. “In the Hamas tunnels, the troops planted explosives… we identified the terrorists with a camera, and killed several terrorists in this incident,” Hagari said in a Thursday press conference. He said senior Hamas officials choose to hide underground and use civilians as human shields. Hagari said the IDF has “new combat means” to kill Hamas operatives in its tunnels. “We will enter, plant explosives in locations we know terrorists frequent, and will wait for the right moment to kill them underground,” he said. “The terrorists won't be safe underground.”
U.S. official says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s days are numbered https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/december-14-israel-hamas-war Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s days appeared to be “numbered,” a senior U.S. officials said Thursday. “I think it's safe to say his days are numbered. I also think it's safe to say it doesn't matter how long that takes,” the official said, according to Reuters. “I also think it’s safe to say it doesn’t matter how long it takes…justice will be served,” the senior administration official added, noting that Sinwar has “American blood on his hands," the Times of Israel reported. Israel has accused Sinwar of being the mastermind behind the terror group’s Oct. 7th attack that killed some 1,200 people resulted in around 240 people being held captive. Leaflets were recently dropped into the Gaza Strip offering cash rewards amounting to $1 million for information leading to the capture of Hamas’ top leaders. A $400,000 reward is being offered for Sinwar. Israeli forces have been working to track Sinwar and his cohorts for weeks. They surrounded his home in southern Gaza earlier in December, but he is believed to have taken shelter somewhere in the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels beneath Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza. Sinwar is known in Israel as the "Butcher of Khan Younis" for his violent and cruel torture methods against his enemies, both Israeli and Palestinian. Sinwar is a longtime militant activist and joined Hamas shortly after its founding in 1987. Two years later, he was arrested by Israel for his involvement in the abduction and killing of two Israelis, as well as the torturing and murder of four Palestinians he considered to be collaborators. Sentenced to life in prison, Sinwar ended up serving 22 years in an Israeli jail and was eventually released as part of a prisoner exchange for the abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011.
I see little substantive difference between Sinwar and Netanyahu. They are both vile criminals. Choosing between them is like choosing between Hitler and Stalin.
Sorry but this sounds so stupid... his days are numbered....it could take years but his days are numbered.... MMkay
According to accounts on social media, Hamas tied the three hostages into place and situated weapons around them. After this Hamas opened fire on Israeli troops from the location and the IDF returned fire. We will see what the reality is over the upcoming days. Accounts of events on social media can be true or false. Israeli military accidentally shoots and kills 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live...s-12-15-23/h_2ca5695cadd79306c468d543d4361399 The Israel Defense Forces says that three Israeli hostages in Gaza were mistakenly identified as a threat and shot dead. “During combat in Shejaiya (in northern Gaza), the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed,” IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said at a briefing Friday. “During searches and checks in the area in which the incident occurred, a suspicion arose over the identities of the deceased. Their bodies were transferred to Israeli territory for examination, after which it was confirmed that they were three Israeli hostages,” he added. The hostages have been identified as: Yotam Haim, who was kidnapped from kibbutz Kfar Aza Samer Talalka, who was kidnapped from kibbutz Nir Am Another male hostage whose family requested that his name not be published The IDF began reviewing the incident immediately, Hagari said. “The IDF emphasizes that this is an active combat zone in which ongoing fighting over the last few days has occurred. Immediate lessons from the event have been learned, which have been passed on to all IDF troops in the field.” “The IDF expresses deep remorse over the tragic incident and sends the families its heartfelt condolences. Our national mission is to locate the missing and return all the hostages home,” he added.