Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced in his press statement that the Israeli Defense Forces entered central Gaza, the stronghold of Hamas, and said that “Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is trapped in the shelter in Gaza.”
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“Don’t stop until the hostages are released.”
Pointing out that there will be no humanitarian ceasefire without the release of the hostages, Gallant said: “The pressures on us will increase, but our struggle will continue until the hostages return and Hamas is defeated.”
“Israel will not rule Gaza after the war”
Noting that neither Hamas nor Israel would rule Gaza after the war, Gallant once again called on the Palestinians to “go south for their security.”
“We have no intention of fighting Hezbollah.”
Noting that 70 Hezbollah people have been killed in Lebanon so far, Gallant said: “We have no intention of fighting Hezbollah.”
Netanyahu: We will not stop
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also announced that the army had entered Gaza.
Netanyahu, who said there would be no ceasefire or fuel entering Gaza before Hamas released the hostages, repeated his call for civilians to “go south.”
The Israeli Prime Minister said: “We will not stop.”
United States of America: We do not support Israel’s occupation of Gaza
US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel stated that they do not support the Israeli occupation of Gaza and that they have communicated this clearly to Israel.
Patel also stated that Washington opposes the forced resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza.
The latest situation in Gaza
While the armed wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on the morning of October 7, Tel Aviv launched an intense air strike on the Gaza Strip.
Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 315 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
According to Israel, the number of soldiers killed in the confrontations that broke out in the Gaza Strip since October 31 has risen to 30, while the Al-Qassam Brigades are holding 242 Israeli prisoners. An Israeli soldier was also killed in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 10,328 Palestinians were killed, including 4,237 children and 2,719 women, and at least 25,000 people were injured in Israeli attacks.
Several Hezbollah members and four Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8. (Reuters-AA)
release date: 20:45, 7 November 2023
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