[NYPOST] The Israeli military has encircled the home of Hamas’ top leader in Gaza as Palestinians are warned to flee from the enclave’s southern half, officials said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the IDF is closing in on the home of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s largest city where hundreds of thousands have fled to since the war began.
“His house is not his fortress, and he can escape, but it’s only a matter of time before we get him.” Netanyahu said in a statement. “Our forces can reach anywhere in the Gaza Strip.”
IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari noted that there is “terror infrastructure and headquarters” in Sinwar’s home, with the Hamas leader likely hiding underground via the group’s 300-mile-long tunnel system.
“Our role is to reach Sinwar and kill him,” Hagari said of the IDF’s advancement in Khan Younis.
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