PM Netanyahu Affirms Determination To Kill Hamas, Israeli Tanks Move To North And South Gaza Regions

Israeli Tanks in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - Israeli troops moved further on Sunday to the Shejaia neighborhood in northern Gaza and moved deeper into the western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several houses, residents said.

Israeli tanks, which moved back to Shejaia four days ago, fired shots at several houses, keeping families trapped inside and unable to leave, residents said.

Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his stance, nothing could change the victory in the fight against the Islamist militant group Hamas.

"Our troops operate in Rafah, Shejaia, everywhere in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of terrorists are eliminated every day. This is a difficult battle that is launched on the ground, sometimes in close combat, and also underground," Netanyahu said. June 30.

"We are committed to fighting until we reach all our goals: Eliminating Hamas, repatriating all of our hostages, ensuring that Gaza will never again be a threat to Israel, and safely repatriating our residents to their homes in the south and north," he explained.

Hours after Netanyahu's comments, Hamas' armed wing released a video meant to show the manufacture of weapons, as a form of resistance.

The video, which was not immediately verified by Reuters, shows fighters preparing anti-tank rocket warheads. In the background, a large TV screen broadcasts the latest news to show that the video has just been created.

"Our preparations continue," said the article at the end of the short film.

The Israeli military (IDF) said troops operating in Shejaia had killed several Palestinian gunmen over the past day.

Israeli forces discovered military infrastructure within the United Nations school and found dozens of weapons and "valued intelligence documents", the IDF said as well.

In another raid in Shejaia, troops found a "terrorist war room" at a clinic, the military said, again accusing Hamas of "imbursing himself in a civilian building for terror purposes".

Hamas denies using civilian locations such as schools and hospitals for military purposes.

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Separately, the armed wing of Hamas and Islamist Jihad allied reported heavy fighting in Shejaia and Rafah, saying their fighters had fired anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs against Israeli forces operating there.

More than eight months in Israeli air and land warfare in Gaza, militants continue to carry out attacks on Israeli forces, operating in an area that the Israeli army said it controlled several months ago.

Gaza's health authorities announced on Sunday that the number of civilians killed since the start of Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, both by land, sea, and air, on October 7, 2023, had reached more than 37,877 people, mostly women and children. More than 86,969 others were injured, quoted from WAFA.