More than 12,000 Hamas gunmen killed in war, Israel claims

Israel claims more than 12,000 Hamas gunmen have been killed and more wounded or captured during the war.

Government spokesperson Eylon Levy told a briefing that the militant group had been reduced to half its fighting force in Gaza.

“We’re talking about three-quarters of Hamas’s battalions that have been shattered… with over 12,000 terrorists who have been killed,” he said.

“When you take into account the number of terrorists who have been wounded or apprehended, that is more than half of Hamas’s fighting force knocked out of action.”