Israeli forces encircle the house of Hamas leader, Netanyahu says it is 'only a matter of time'

Israeli forces encircle the house of Hamas leader, Netanyahu says it is 'only a matter of time'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces have encircled the home of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday.

Netanyahu clarified that the IDF does not expect to find Sinwar in the complex, but said it is "only a matter of time" before the terrorist leader is found.

"Two short updates: Last night I said that our forces can reach anywhere in the Gaza Strip. Now they are encircling Sinwar's house. So his house is not his fortress, and he can escape, but it's only a matter of time before we get him," Netanyahu said.

"Secondly, we exert pressure to allow the Red Cross visits of our hostages. Further to that, today I spoke again with the president of the Red Cross and told her to turn to Qatar, which has been proven to have leverage on Hamas, and demand Red Cross visits to our hostages, and of course the supply of medicine for them," he added.