Battles continued in Gaza as IDF ground forces dig in and methodically clear terrorist infrastructure. The IDF’s advancement continued to shed light on Hamas using civilian areas to place rocket launchers and dig tunnels. Israel IDF spokesperson Read Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israel has struck 14,000 targets in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack which killed 1,400 people in Israel. More than 100 tunnels have also been destroyed.

Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Gaza has been revealed to be the world’s largest “man-made terror base.” He portrayed current Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar as stuck in a bunker somewhere in Gaza, cut off from other Hamas commanders. Netanyahu has also hinted at the depth of Israel’s strikes saying “Hamas is finding out that we’re getting to places it didn’t think we’d reach. And the campaign is still underway.”

[This may be the most dramatic FAFO in world history. At least at the moment, everything Hamas counted as advantages has failed in the aftermath of its barbaric massacres. Hostages have provided no leverage, not even with a couple of strategic releases. The West isn’t putting an effective leash on Israel. Hezbollah has proven hesitant and weak in committing to war. The US has flooded the zone with deterrents to potential allies. And the IDF has clearly adapted its tactics and strategies to account for and neutralize Hamas’ attempts to trap them in urban warfare and their tunnel system. They will soon reach the point where Hamas commanders, and not just their benighted rank and file, have to choose between an ignominious surrender or utter oblivion for their organization. — Ed]