According to the IDF chief of staff, Israel is almost done eliminating the "military system" of Hamas in northern Gaza

According to an Israel Defense Forces official, Israel is almost done eliminating the "military system" that Hamas has established in northern Gaza.

“We’re quite close to destroying the military system that (Hamas) had in the northern Gaza Strip,” IDF Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said Thursday while visiting troops fighting in the strip.

His remarks follow earlier this week's declarations by Israeli officials that Israel controlled the northern portion of Gaza, including Gaza City.

On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel’s ground operations “will last for many months — and will include both the north and the south (of the Gaza Strip),” vowing to “dismantle Hamas wherever it is.”