IDF Chief of Staff and ISA Director in the Hamas Tunnels in Khan Yunis/IDF Spokesperson
IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari presented a photo Saturday evening of the head of Hamas' military-terrorist wing, Mohammed Deif, using both hands, as part of intelligence material found in Gaza. Hagari said: "In order to understand the military operation in Gaza, you have to understand Hamas and how it operates. It is built in the frames of battalions and uses an elaborate underground system. The terrorists move through various areas in the Gaza Strip using the infrastructure in a secret manner." He explained that Hamas terrorists were moving around the area without weapons, in civilian clothes.
Hagari spoke about the IDF's operations in Jabaliya. He explained that the IDF evacuates the population from the crowded neighborhoods before an attack. After evacuating the residents, before the forces enter, the air force attacks booby-trapped houses, observation posts and infrastructure. "We attacked accurately, based on intelligence and in accordance with international law."
The first important goal, he said, was the elimination of the Hamas command. "The killing of commanders made it difficult for terrorists to fight," he said. The second objective is fighting the terrorists themselves, by ground forces backed by air. "The fight against terrorism is complex, and it exacts a heavy price," Hagari said. "We learn from every incident and try to reduce the number of casualties," Hagari said. "We rescued hundreds of wounded people whose lives were saved."
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The third goal, he says, is intelligence gathering. 70 million intelligence files were downloaded from computers seized in Gaza. Among other things, a page of Muhammad was downloaded from one of the computers. The fourth objective is to locate and destroy rockets and sites where they are manufactured. He said 40,2024 rockets had been destroyed since the beginning of the war. Another goal is the destruction of the underground infrastructure, from which the bodies of five abductees were recovered.
Hagari reported that the IDF had learned the lessons from the tragedy in which three abductees were killed by our forces' fire. According to him, there are still terrorists in Jabaliya, but they are fighting without commanders. "There are no shortcuts in fighting terrorism," he said. He added that an operation similar to the one carried out in Jabaliya was taking place in eight other areas. "The fighting will continue through <>," Hagari said.
The spokesman reported that Hezbollah had fired at IDF bases in the north today. "We look closely at Hezbollah, and it pays a high price."
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