The Israeli army announced Tuesday that it had taken possession of Hamas government buildings in Gaza City, including the Parliament. Since the Hamas attacks more than a month ago, she had never gone this far into the Palestinian enclave.
Israel says Hamas has “lost control in Gaza” and that he is in great difficulty on the ground. The Israeli Minister of Defense declared this on Monday, November 13. How should these words be understood?
At 39th day of fighting, the Israeli army had never entered so deep into Palestinian territory, with tanks now near Al-Shifa hospital, according to Palestinian sources in Gaza. Hamas fighters have even started to flee towards the south, according to the Israeli Defense Minister. It indicates that civilians would also have looted the bases of the Palestinian Islamist movement, and in particular its stocks of food and gasoline. The Jewish State sees this as the start of a rout but commentators in Jerusalem remain very cautious. The fighting will continue for a long time.
According to the Israeli army, 300 tunnels have been destroyed since the start of the offensive, but also weapons caches in mosques, schools, and especially hospitals; which the Palestinian Islamist movement denies. However, the latest videos released by the Israeli army are confusing. In a six-minute video posted Monday, November 13 on social networks, we see the spokesperson for the Israeli army himself, Daniel Hagari, in Gaza, descending into the basement of the Al-Rantissi hospital, a children’s hospital.
“Look what Hamas had inside the hospital: explosives, grenades, Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers”
Daniel Hagari, Israeli army spokespersonin a video
“I also want you to see this room with a ventilation system and equipment, toilet, shower, small kitchen. Everything the terrorists needed”, describes Daniel Hagari. The army also claims that hostages were held in these basements, with evidence, it says, of ties attached to a chair, a baby bottle and lists of fighters posted on the wall with guard tours. However, the Jewish State does not control all of its communication. An image has been controversial since Monday November 13. This is a photo where a group of around forty soldiers pose proudly in the heart of the Hamas Parliament, with the Israeli flag in hand.
In this communications war, Hamas is not left out. He responded Monday with a terrible video. A hostage is filmed just after her kidnapping, she is a 19-year-old Israeli soldier. We see her alive, speaking in front of the camera. The next image, she is dead lying on a bed. According to Hamas, she was killed in a bombing. The Jewish state confirmed his death on the morning of Tuesday, November 14.