No fewer than 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants have been found in Israel around the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday, as it continued to bombard the Palestinian territory with air strikes.
“Approximately 1,500 bodies of Hamas (fighters) were found in Israel around the Gaza Strip,” military spokesman Richard Hecht told reporters, adding that security forces had “more or less restored control over the border” with Gaza.
“Since last night, we know that no one came in, but infiltrations can still happen.”
The military force had “nearly completed” the evacuation of all the communities around the border, he added.
Hecht stated that the military had deployed 35 battalions to the border area.
“We are building infrastructure for future operations,” he said.
Israel is suffering from a horrific onslaught by Hamas terrorists who stormed the border fence with a torrent of rocket fire on Saturday morning, killing over 900 Israelis.
In response, Israel has launched a major air and artillery bombardment on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 687 people so far.
The Israeli military bombed what it said were Hamas targets in Gaza early Tuesday, particularly in the Rimal neighbourhood and the southern city of Khan Yunis.
