Gallant: Captured Hamas operatives told interrogators that group is ‘collapsing from within’

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says senior Hamas operatives captured by troops in the Gaza Strip have told interrogators that “the group is collapsing from within.”

“In the last week or two, hundreds of terrorists have been captured and what they say about what happened to them tells the whole story. They say that Hamas is collapsing from within. The prices they pay are very heavy,” Gallant says following an assessment at the 98th Division’s headquarters.

He says the arrest of the senior Hamas officials is leading the IDF to “eliminate everyone who was involved in the events of October 7, the junior [officials], the senior ones. and the very senior ones, who were inside [Israel] or who gave instructions.”

He says the IDF will continue fighting until it reaches all of the terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

“In the last few days, we have also seen very great progress, both in the terrorists in the field, and with more senior commanders, even very senior ones,” Gallant adds, referring to the IDF’s operations at Shifa Hospital, where more than 500 members of terror groups have been captured and some 200 have been killed, including several senior commanders.