According to Netanyahu, the Israeli military has encircled the Gaza home of the Hamas leader

Premier Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the Israeli military had surrounded Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's home in southern Gaza.

The senior leader of Hamas headquartered in Gaza is Sinwar.

“Last night, I said that our forces can reach anywhere in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said in a short video statement. “Now they encircled Sinwar's house. He has escape routes; his house is not his fortress. However, it won't be long before we get him.

Netanyahu omitted to specify the house's location in Gaza. Khan Younis is where Sinwar is originally from.

Troops are reportedly operating "in the heart" of Khan Younis, the second-largest city in the territory, according to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday.