Hamas terrorists still roaming southern Israel, IDF assesses

Former CIA director David Petraeus compared a ground offensive in Gaza to the fight against ISIS in Mosul.

An Israeli soldier walks towards the remains of a burnt house, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas terroirsts from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 17, 2023

(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

OCTOBER 17, 2023 16:51

Updated: OCTOBER 18, 2023 11:48

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