Published: 12 September 2024
Last updated: 12 September 2024
Hamas is no longer an organised military force in the Gaza Strip and Israel’s focus should move to the northern border, Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said this week.
On Monday, Gallant told foreign journalists that conditions were ripe for a ceasefire, with Hamas reduced to guerilla warfare.
On Tuesday, he told troops that the IDF was shifting its focus from Gaza to the northern front, and that they should prepare for a ground offensive there.
His statements came as fighting continued to result in mass casualties. On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes hit a UN school in Gaza that was sheltering displaced Palestinian families, as well as two nearby homes. The strike killed 34 people, including six UN workers, according to UNRWA.
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