Status: 16.01.2024, 10:20 a.m.
By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi
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In the war in Israel, the army continues its ground offensive. Chief of the General Staff Halevi warns of an "erosion" of previous achievements. The news ticker.
- Clashes in the Gaza Strip: Israeli Army Discovers About 100 Hamas Rocket Launchers
- Post-war strategy for Gaza: "Fear a reformation of Hamas in the north"
- The information processed here on the war in Israel and the fight against Hamas in the Gaza Stripcomes from local and international media as well as news agencies. Much of the information cannot be independently verified.
Gaza City – Heavy clashes between the Israeli military and the Palestinian Hamas continue to characterize the situation in the Gaza Strip. Another Israeli soldier was killed in the clashes on Tuesday (16 January), according to a statement from the Israeli military. This brings the number of casualties within the Israeli army to 189 since the beginning of the ground operation in the Israeli war.
Israeli War: About 100 Hamas Rocket Launchers Discovered in Clashes in the Gaza Strip
During activities in the Beit Lahiya district of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military's 401st Armoured Brigade reportedly seized around 100 Hamas rocket launchers. In addition, 60 rockets ready to fire were also discovered. In the same district, "dozens" of Hamas militants were also eliminated.
In the Shati district in the north of the city of Gaza, the 5th Reservist Infantry Brigade apparently spotted a group of Hamas militants and ordered an attack with helicopters as well as aircraft. Nine of the Hamas members were killed, according to Tuesday's statement. Similarly, the 7th Armored Brigade requested several airstrikes against a Hamas group in Khan Yunis in the south of the Strip.
Post-war strategy for Gaza: "Fear a reformation of Hamas in the north"
Israel also continues to discuss what the strategy for the Gaza Strip should look like after the end of the Israeli war. The fact that this strategy has been a long time coming is now causing concern among security circles. "We are afraid that there will be a reformation of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip, we must finally determine in what form we want to end this thing," an anonymous security source told Reshet 13.
According to the report, Chief of Staff Herzi Halewi has also warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoaw Gallant that an "erosion" of previous achievements is imminent. "We may have to return to areas where we have declared the clashes over and operate again," he underlined, according to the broadcaster. (bb)