Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant said additional Israeli troops would “enter Rafah” as military operations escalate in southern Gaza, in remarks issued by his office Thursday.
The operation “will continue as additional forces will enter” the Rafah area, Gallant said. “Several tunnels in the area have been destroyed by our troops,” he added. “This activity will intensify.”
“Hamas is not an organization that can reorganize, it does not have reserve troops, it has no supply stocks and no ability to treat the terrorists that we target,” Gallant said. “The result is that we are wearing Hamas down.”
Israeli forces earlier this month took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, despite objections from Israel’s key ally the United States over concerns about civilian safety.
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