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Ministers say Israel close to retaking Gaza, Hamas leaders' days are numbered [View all]
Source: The Times of Israel
Ministers say Israel close to retaking Gaza, Hamas leaders’ days are numbered
Security cabinet members Gilad Erdan, Yoav Gallant, and Israel Katz call for targeted killings of terrorist group’s leaders
By RAPHAEL AHREN
Today, 12:09 pm
Israel is coming close to retaking the Gaza Strip and should assassinate the leaders of terrorist group Hamas, senior Israeli ministers said Wednesday.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that Israel is “closer than ever” to re-occupying the coastal enclave and “must move from defense to offense,” which he clarified means “targeted killings of the terrorist leaders of Hamas’ military wing.
“And it means being willing to capture and hold the Gaza Strip, until we dismantle the terrorist infrastructure,” said Erdan, a member of the security cabinet, speaking at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital.
“Today, we’re closer than ever since the disastrous disengagement plan to being forced to recapture parts or all of the Gaza Strip,” he said, referring to Israel’s withdrawal from the coastal enclave in 2005.
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Security cabinet members Gilad Erdan, Yoav Gallant, and Israel Katz call for targeted killings of terrorist group’s leaders
By RAPHAEL AHREN
Today, 12:09 pm
Israel is coming close to retaking the Gaza Strip and should assassinate the leaders of terrorist group Hamas, senior Israeli ministers said Wednesday.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that Israel is “closer than ever” to re-occupying the coastal enclave and “must move from defense to offense,” which he clarified means “targeted killings of the terrorist leaders of Hamas’ military wing.
“And it means being willing to capture and hold the Gaza Strip, until we dismantle the terrorist infrastructure,” said Erdan, a member of the security cabinet, speaking at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the capital.
“Today, we’re closer than ever since the disastrous disengagement plan to being forced to recapture parts or all of the Gaza Strip,” he said, referring to Israel’s withdrawal from the coastal enclave in 2005.
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Read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-say-israel-close-to-retaking-gaza-hamas-leaders-days-are-numbered/
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Source: Associated Press
Israeli Cabinet minister: Gaza leader's days are numbered
By ARON HELLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Nov 21, 2018, 7:06 AM ET
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the militant Hamas movement ruling Gaza, vowing that another "large campaign" looms in which Israel will hit the militants hard.
Housing Minister Yoav Gallant, a former military general who commanded the Gaza region, said Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar should "recalculate his route" before the next engagement.
"Yehiyeh Sinwar's time is limited. He will not end his life in an old folks' home," he said, at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference. "He has to behave himself."
Israel and Hamas recently stepped back from the brink of their fourth war in a decade thanks to an Egyptian cease-fire.
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By ARON HELLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Nov 21, 2018, 7:06 AM ET
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the militant Hamas movement ruling Gaza, vowing that another "large campaign" looms in which Israel will hit the militants hard.
Housing Minister Yoav Gallant, a former military general who commanded the Gaza region, said Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar should "recalculate his route" before the next engagement.
"Yehiyeh Sinwar's time is limited. He will not end his life in an old folks' home," he said, at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference. "He has to behave himself."
Israel and Hamas recently stepped back from the brink of their fourth war in a decade thanks to an Egyptian cease-fire.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-cabinet-minister-gaza-leaders-days-numbered-59335170
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