Israel At War Jan 25 Tu Bshvat

 Israel at war day 111

- Defense Minister Yoav Gallant  "Hamas is collapsing within its own tunnels,"  - Hamas dug tunnels to use them against us with all kinds of methods - but in reality, Hamas is collapsing into its own tunnels that it dug with great effort. Every place they thought would be a trap for IDF soldiers became an area where we defeated them in various ways. "Hamas has suffered hundreds of casualties underground as a result of your and your friends' operation

- CIA director Bill Burns, Mossad director David Barnea, Qatari Prime Minister and Egyptian intelligence chief will meet in Europe in the coming days to discuss the effort to reach a deal to secure the release of prisoners in Gaza. (Barak Ravid)

- Tomorrow Friday, 26 January 2024 at 2 pm Central Europe Time, the International Court of Justice will issue its decision on whether to grant provisional measures against Israel in South Africa’s contentious complaint under the Genocide Convention.  

-IDF hits Hezbollah airstrip thought built by Iran to launch drones

- Hezbollah rockets that landed in Israel possibly contained white phosphorus

 - Qatar appalled after Netanyahu called them problematic mediators

- Hamas rejects hostage deal 

- The IDF says troops are establishing operational control in “the heart of” Khan Younis, amid a major offensive against Hamas 

troops have advanced in the area, the commandos have encountered many Hamas cells, which were “eliminated with sniper fire, guided missiles, and tank shelling.” several Hamas operatives were killed after being tricked into coming out of tunnels in the Khan Younis area, according to the army.

IDF creating kilometer-wide buffer zone inside Gaza