Tel Aviv: As heavy fighting continues in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, with the war entering its 66th day and Israeli forces being relentless in their pursuit of attacking Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the terror group to \u2018surrender now\u2019 and warned that \u2018it is the beginning of the end of Hamas\u2019.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s warning comes at a time when dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to Israeli forces in recent days.<\/p>\n
In a video posted by Israel\u2019s PM\u2019s Office, Netanyahu called on Hamas terrorists to not die for Hamas head in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu said, \u201cIn the past few days, dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to our forces. They are laying down their weapons and turning themselves into our heroic soldiers. This will take time. The war is still ongoing but it is the beginning of the end of Hamas. I say to the Hamas terrorists: It\u2019s over. Don\u2019t die for Sinwar. Surrender \u2013 now!\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the military has discovered a large tunnel network below Palestine Square in Gaza City, The Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n
Hagari said that troops of the 401st Armoured Brigade, the Navy\u2019s Shayetet 13 commando unit, and the Air Force\u2019s Shaldag unit have completed the capture of the Palestine Square area. He said that troops using \u201caccurate intelligence\u201d found the network of \u201cstrategic tunnels\u201d in the area, which according to him connect to Shifa Hospital.<\/p>\n
Hagari said, \u201cThe Palestine Square area houses Yahya Sinwar\u2019s office, government offices, assets of senior Hamas officials, and there is a network of terror tunnels,\u201d The Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n
He noted, \u201cThis is the area of the main command center, where senior Hamas members were on October 7 and during the fighting, and during the fighting, they moved to other areas.\u201d He said the troops are continuing to probe the tunnel network in the area.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the IDF announced that it has killed the new commander of Hamas\u2019 Shejaiya battalion in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Emad Qariqa replaced Wissam Farhat after the latter was killed in an Israeli airstrike on December 2. According to IDF, Qariqa previously worked as Shejaiya battalion\u2019s deputy commander.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, IDF also announced the death of a soldier who was injured in northern Gaza on Friday, taking the toll of slain soldiers in the ground offensive against Hamas to 98, according to The Times of Israel report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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