In a brazen display of arrogance that lays bare the core of Hamas's barbaric worldview, approximately 100 terrorists from the group's military wing remain holed up in a sprawling tunnel network beneath Rafah, southern Gaza, flatly refusing to surrender despite dwindling supplies and mounting pressure from Israeli forces.
A Palestinian source in the Strip revealed to Kan News that the entrenched fighters, led by a senior figure holding the rank of battalion commander or deputy, have explicitly rejected any deal that doesn't let them dictate their exit "with dignity." "They will not accept any proposal that would force them to leave the tunnel network except in a manner they choose themselves," the source conveyed, underscoring their insistence on control even as the IDF maintains a vice-like grip on the surface.
This standoff, weeks into a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, highlights the terrorists' unyielding thirst for dominance, a refusal to yield that mirrors the very tactics they used to slaughter 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023, and torture 251 hostages in the same underground hellholes for months on end.
...Without food or water, their options are stark: emerge and face justice, or perish in the dark. Yet, as the source noted, "They continue to refuse to surrender," commanded by a high-ranking operative who embodies the group's fanaticism. (Read More)
...Without food or water, their options are stark: emerge and face justice, or perish in the dark. Yet, as the source noted, "They continue to refuse to surrender," commanded by a high-ranking operative who embodies the group's fanaticism. (Read More)
