Hagari also said that the IDF has encircled Gaza City, "from the air, the land, and the sea."
"The soldiers are advancing in battles during which they are destroying terrorist infrastructure above ground and underground, and eliminating terrorists," he added. "Overnight, our forces operated in several locations and found many weapons - grenades, explosives, protective gear, communications equipment and maps. These were all in terrorist strongholds that our forces have secured. They eliminated the terrorists and exposed the weapons intended to be used against our forces."
He noted that, "Today we revealed a recording of an official from the health system in Gaza, speaking to our forces, describing how Hamas holds fuel tanks at the Shifa hospital where it distinctly uses it for terrorism, and steals from the hospital." READ MORE