Hamas battalions in the northern Gaza Strip were “on the verge of being dismantled”, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said. “We have encircled the last strongholds of Hamas in Jabaliya and Shejaiya, the battalions that were considered invincible, that prepared for years to fight us, are on the verge of being dismantled,” Gallant said at a press conference. He said hundreds of Hamas operatives have surrendered to Israeli troops in recent days, which he says “shows what is happening” to the group.
