During their military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces said they had exposed the Islamist Hamas’ largest tunnel system. The military said Sunday that the facility was more than four kilometers long and about 50 meters deep and was located near the Erez border crossing between Israel and the closed coastal area. According to media reports, the tunnel route, which is about three meters wide, ends in Jabalia. The refugee district in the north of the Gaza Strip is considered a Hamas stronghold.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin embarked on a multi-day trip to the region. On Sunday he first visited Kuwait and Bahrain to discuss the military situation in the Middle East, the ministry in Washington said. This should also include the formation of multilateral coalitions to respond to “aggressions at sea” that threatened shipping and the global economy. Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly attacked Israel with drones and missiles and attacked ships in the Red Sea.
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The Israeli Defense Forces believe that Hamas’ massive tunnel system under the Gaza Strip is also intended to carry out attacks on Israel. The facility is large enough to allow vehicles to pass through. It must therefore be built of reinforced concrete and equipped with power supplies, ventilation and wastewater systems and communication networks. Soldiers also found weapons in the tunnels. The information could not initially be independently verified.
According to the Israeli military, the Islamic organization has “invested enormous amounts of money and resources in terrorist tunnels.” Army spokesman Daniel Hagari spoke of “millions of dollars” flowing into the “terrorist underground city.” According to the Israeli military, there is no evidence that any of the underground passages lead into Israeli territory.
The World Health Organization (WHO) accused Israel of destroying a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. “WHO is shocked by the effective destruction of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza in recent days, rendering it unusable and leading to the deaths of at least eight patients,” wrote WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on stage on Sunday evening. X, formerly Twitter. The patients, including a nine-year-old child, died due to inadequate medical care. Israel rejected the criticism.
Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva accused Tedros on Before the Israeli army entered the area, a dialogue took place in coordination with the medical teams. The military provided humanitarian opportunities and most of the hospital was evacuated. 90 terrorists were arrested in the area. “Israel also destroyed the terrorists’ infrastructure and found numerous weapons and intelligence documents hidden, among other things, in the incubators in the neonatal ward.”
According to a released German-Israeli hostage, women in particular face special fears when they are held captive by the terrorist organization Hamas. “As a woman you are never completely freed from the fear of being raped or being part of a series of acts,” says Yarden Romann in an interview with the American broadcaster CBS.
“It’s just not an option because as long as you’re there you’re hopeless. “You have no protection, you can never object, it could cost you your life,” Romann said in an excerpt from the ’60 Minutes’ program that was published in advance on the X platform on Sunday. The fear wasn’t always extreme, but it never went away, she said. Romann was released by Hamas in late November as part of an agreement with the Israeli government.
According to the provider, telecommunications services in the southern and central areas of the embattled Gaza Strip are currently being gradually restored after several days of disruptions. Efforts are also underway to restore services in Gaza city and northern Palestinian coastal territory, West Bank-based company Paltel said on Platform X on Sunday. Communications and internet services were down on Thursday.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to visit Israel this Monday. It is expected that he will also talk to the military leadership there about scaling back intensive ground operations and air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the ministry previously said. The New York Times, citing military circles, reported that Austin would also hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Joav Gallant. (sda/dpa)
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