Operation to find and kill Al-Qassam Brigades leader will take long time: Israeli army
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s operation to find and kill Hamas’ armed wing leader Muhammed al-Dayf will take a “long time,” said an Israeli army spokesperson.
In a press conference, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stressed the need to find and kill Al-Qassam Brigades leader Dayf, stating that no matter how long it takes, it must be accomplished, Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.
Hagari also said the Israeli army completed its demolition of underground infrastructure beneath Al-Rantisi Hospital in northern Gaza City, alleging the discovery of “several kilometers” of such infrastructure.
Israel launched a massive military campaign on the Gaza Strip following the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7 and has killed at least 21,110 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 55,243 others, according to local health authorities.
The onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed and nearly 2 million people displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicines.
The Hamas attack resulted into deaths of 1,139 people.