Last updated: 15.12.2023, 06:59 a.m.
By: Christian Stör
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The U.S. supports Israel, but exerts pressure because of the many civilian casualties. Israel should fight Hamas in a more targeted manner. The developments in the news ticker.
- Operation against terror group: War between Israel and Hamas could last a long time
- Battle in the Tunnels: Israel Relies on New Methods to Kill Terrorists in the Gaza Strip
- The information processed here on the war in Israel and the Gaza Stripcomes from local and international media as well as news agencies. Much of the information cannot be independently verified. Even in these cases, we remain transparent.
Update from December 15, 06:50 a.m.: Israel's military says it has recovered the body of a hostage held by Hamas. The dead body was returned to Israel and identified there, the army said in the morning. Accordingly, it is a 28-year-old man. Initially, the army did not provide any information on the cause of death.
Smoke rises over the city of Rafah after an Israeli airstrike. © Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
War between Israel and Hamas could last a long time
Tel Aviv/Gaza – Israel is under increasing pressure from the United States to show more consideration for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, but at the same time it is pledging its allies to a very long war. US President Joe Biden said on Thursday (local time) to Israel: "I want them to focus on how they can save the lives of civilians. They should not stop persecuting Hamas, but be more careful."
At a meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Tel Aviv, Israel's Defense Minister Joav Galant made it clear that the war would continue for "more than a few months" before Hamas was completely destroyed.
Israel Relies on New Methods of Struggle to Kill Hamas Terrorists
An Israeli army spokesman gave a little insight into what is in store for Hamas. "We have new methods of warfare that we will use to kill terrorists," Daniel Hagari said on Thursday evening. Hamas terrorists, and especially its leaders, hid underground in their tunnels. "We will infiltrate, plant explosives in places where we know the terrorists frequent them, and wait for the right moment to kill them underground," Hagari said. "The terrorists will not be safe underground."
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Israel's army has also tested flooding the tunnels, according to U.S. media reports. Seawater was pumped into some tunnels to find out whether the method was suitable for the large-scale destruction of the tunnel network. As the Times of Israel reported, "they appear to have succeeded." The tunnels stretch for many kilometers. According to Israel, a number of terrorists are hiding there and are also holding hostages from Israel. In order to resist Israeli bombs from the air, some tunnels reach dozens of meters underground. Many tunnels are booby-trapped to kill Israeli soldiers. (with agencies)