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Every Day that Passes, Hamas Loses Assets
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram, commander of the Gaza Division, said Monday, "The immediate purpose of the mission [in Rafah] is to exert more pressure on Hamas to return the hostages, out of the understanding that Hamas is constantly trying, in any way possible, to stall. Hamas thinks that time works in its favor. This operation is staged; we know how to intensify it. It is an operation that I think proves that time does not work in Hamas's favor. Every day that passes, it loses assets. Every day that passes, it loses more fighters, loses senior officials, loses infrastructure, loses capabilities." The IDF is constructing a road in the Morag corridor separating the city of Khan Yunis from Rafah. So far, 6 km. of the planned 12-km. road has been paved, with a buffer zone surrounding it of up to two kilometers. Journalists were driven along the road, as massive explosions from Israeli airstrikes and IDF demolitions of Hamas infrastructure were seen and heard in the surrounding area. The military has also located two major Hamas tunnels connecting Rafah and Khan Yunis and is in the process of demolishing them and locating other underground routes.