While it is too soon to declare victory, Israel is making steady progress in its efforts to eradicate Hamas in Gaza. Only 8% of Israelis support returning control of Gaza to the Palestinians, the rest think it should remain under international (41%) or Israeli control (44%).
After ten hours of fighting, the Israeli Defense Force captured a major Hamas stronghold in the terror hotbed of West Jabaliya Thursday morning as forces pushed further into the heart of Gaza City where the terror group is believed to have its underground headquarters.
“The IDF death toll since the start of the Gaza ground operation rose to 35 on Thursday, as the military said another soldier had been killed in combat,” The Times of Israel reported.
A large number of terrorists from the Hamas ‘Nukhba force,’ who took part in the massacre of October 7, were eliminated, including the commander Ahmed Musa and the platoon commander Amr Alhandi, who had barricaded themselves in western Jabaliya.
Israeli troops raised the Israeli flag on the beach at Gaza and sang the national anthem.
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