Israel army: Hamas still capable of striking Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

Hamas is still capable of bombing Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Israeli army warned yesterday, adding that it has killed and arrested around 14,000 of the resistance group’s members since October, Anadolu reported.

“Hamas maintains the capability to attack troops in Gaza and launch rockets on Israel, including a long-range fire on Tel Aviv or Jerusalem,” the army said in a statement published on its website.

According to the military, around 14,000 Hamas members have been killed and arrested since 7 October 2023.

The army said it has attacked around 37,000 targets in Gaza from the air, and more than 25,000 infrastructure sites and rocket launch locations.

The Israeli army estimates, according to the same statement, that Hamas “still has long-range missiles to bomb Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and more than half of its members are still alive, and the army has not yet acted against three of its brigades.”

According to Israeli military figures, at least 680 soldiers have been killed since October. While some 9,400 injured soldiers have been treated at its rehabilitation centres in that time, 36 per cent as a result of suffering from psychological disorders.

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