A new phase is now entering the plan of the offensive of the Israeli forces against Hamas, as we pass the 4th night since the beginning of the ground operations in Gaza Strip.

The important element, which also shows the evolution of military operations, is that the Israeli ground forces that invade the Gaza Strip, stay there and secure positions, essentially encircling the city? Gaza, where the overwhelming number of Hamas members are hiding in tunnels.

Israel’s armed forces are moving into a new phase of the war with Hamas in Gaza, the Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Herzi Halevias Israeli forces continue their operations in the bombed Palestinian enclave.

“War has stages and today we are moving to the next stage. Our forces are currently operating on the territory of the Gaza Strip,” he said in his televised message.

Halevi said that achieving Israel’s goals in Gaza “requires a ground operation,” explaining that “there is no way to destroy the enemy without entering their own territory.”

The general assured that “the enemy has many hundreds of dead” and his infrastructure has been destroyed. He added that Israel “will do everything it can” to free the hostages held by Hamas.

The Israelis they persisted for a 4th night in the same tactic, starting with an air and sea pounding of Hamas positions, before advancing additional forces into Gaza.

The ground phalanxes of the Israelis, however, are and remain in the territory of Gaza, increasingly tightening the cordon around the city and the headquarters of Hamas. The IDF insisted even today that the headquarters of the organization is located under the Shifa hospital, while the shelling of the exits of the tunnels continues, in order to trap meaa in the Hamas rebels.

At the same time, an Israeli plan is underway to encircle Gaza City and cut it off from supplies in order to put pressure on Hamas and the Palestinians who remain in the city in two ways: First by relentless bombardment and second by the lack of basic living goods.