Ariane Ménage (correspondent in Tel Aviv) / Photo credit: Israeli Army / AFP
Two months after the October 7 attack, Israel continues its response against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This Thursday, the Jewish state claims to surround the city of Khan Younes, and target the head of the military branch of the terrorist organization, Yahya Sinouar. For Benyamin Netanyahu, it is only “a matter of time to find him”.
Two months after the October 7 terrorist attack and Israel’s response against Hamas, the Jewish state claims to have pierced the terrorist organization’s defenses and surrounded the town of Khan Younes, in the south of the Palestinian enclave. . Since Wednesday, fighting has intensified in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army now claims to have reached the city center of Khan Younes, with its armored vehicles, its infantrymen, its bulldozers, witnesses on site confirm. “Khan Younes is a key Hamas stronghold in Gaza,” assures Israel.
The Israeli army continues its offensive in Khan Younes
A stronghold also for Yahya Sinouar, head of the military branch of the terrorist movement. A target designated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I told you that our forces could arrive anywhere in Gaza. Now they are surrounding Sinouar’s house. So, he is not there, he can run away, but it’s only a matter of time before we find him again,” he says.
He would be “underground, in the tunnels”, adds the Israeli army which is continuing its offensive in the city this Thursday morning. Long wanted, Yahya Sinouar is considered the mastermind of the October 7 attacks.