Israel National News reports: “Senior officers in the IDF Southern Command claim that Hamas was surprised by the renewed fighting, and the organization did not expect Israel to return to ground maneuvers.

‘The enemy was surprised by our initiative and by the firepower,’ sources in the military emphasized. ‘It was in the mindset that the war was over and that we wouldn’t return to fight, and therefore, the attack caught them by surprise.’

The IDF has identified that the Hamas leaders and operatives are hiding in hospitals and schools. During the ground maneuver, tunnels were located a kilometer underground and destroyed, and the forces continue to locate and map out terror infrastructure…”