Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘the war inside Gaza is going to be long’; Saudi defence minister to visit White House. Follow updates here.
Hamas has stockpiled vital fuel, medicines and food while ordinary Gazans are running short of essentials, according to reports. Both Arab and Western officials have said Hamas has been stockpiling supplies for years, which it has stored in tunnels as it prepares for the possibility of a protracted war. The terrorist group spent two decades building a labyrinthine network of underground tunnels, which are a central part of its defences.
The tunnel network is said to have entrances hidden beneath schools, mosques and houses and estimated to be 480 kilometres long with lighting, electricity and rail tracks for transport. A senior Lebanese official said Hamas could fight for between three and four months without the need to resupply, The New York Times reported. When hostage Yocheved Lifshitz was released by Hamas earlier this week, the 85-year-old told how her captors gave her food and personal hygiene supplies.
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