(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Even as the IDF Southern Command said that "southern residents can return to their homes and feel safe," some sources believe that Hamas still retains two to three tunnels into Israel. On Tuesday a senior officer said: "We are tracking Hamas which is under great duress from within and without....We have hit the decisive majority of the tunnels in Hamas' hands. Hamas invested tens of millions into this tunnel system and was preparing other significant measures, which all went to waste." He stressed that "the operation led to a severe hit on (Hamas') infrastructure and capabilities." Southern Command head Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman said: "We found whole homes and streets booby-trapped, we encountered anti-tank missiles, mortar fire, sniper fire, and close-quarters combat....In every place where we operated, our forces [were able to] successfully subdue the enemy and to defeat him, to cope with his capabilities and neutralize them. Our forces won in every area, achieved their objectives with great success."
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