Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday asked Hamas militants to lay down their weapons stating that the beginning of the end of Hamas had begun. In a video address, the Israeli PM said, “In recent days dozens of Hamas terrorists have surrendered to our forces. They lay down their weapons and surrender themselves to our heroic warriors.It will take more time, the war is in full swing, but this is the beginning of the end for Hamas.I say to the Hamas terrorists: it is over. Don't die for Sinwar. Surrender now.”  

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Fierce attacks by the Israeli military have killed over 300 Palestinians in the last 24 hours. The death toll in the besieged territory has surpassed the 18,000 mark since the war erupted on October 7, Al Jazeera reported Gaza’s health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra as saying.  

An unprecedented war erupted between Israel and Hamas after the latter on Oct 7 fired as many as 5,000 missiles unbridled in Palestinian territory. Responding to the misadventure, Israel launched a massive counteroffensive in Gaza, where remarkable damage has been caused to the lives and the infrastructure so far.  

The international community has been continuously supplying humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday alleged Hamas was stealing the humanitarian aid which was being supplied by the international community in war-torn Gaza. The Israeli military also said the Hamas militants beat up civilians while they were robbing the aid.

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“Hamas members beat civilians and steal the humanitarian aid they received from international organizations—facilitated by Israel. Hamas puts its terrorist goals over Gazans' needs,” IDF posted on X (formerly Twitter).

IDF also claimed that Hamas was pushing the civilians on the battlefield even as Al-Mawasi was being maintained as the humanitarian zone in Gaza.