As the counteroffensive in the wake of the terror attacks rages on, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is moving to “full offence” against Hamas targets, according to The Times of Israel. The Israeli Defense Minister declared, “I have released all the restraints,” while addressing soldiers stationed along the Gaza border. We are moving toward a full offense now that we have [regained] control of the area.” Gaza “will never return to what it was,” he declared.
“You will have the ability to change the reality here. You have seen the prices [being paid], and you will get to see the change. Hamas wanted a change in Gaza; it will change 180 degrees from what it thought,” The Times of Israel quoted the minister as saying in a report.
“They will regret this moment, Gaza will never go back to what it was,” the Defence minister said, adding that Israel, with all its might and, without compromise, would eliminate “whoever comes to decapitate, murder women, Holocaust survivors”.
Hinting at the ongoing counter-offensive continuing for several months, he added, “We will return here, to Be’eri, in a few months, and the situation will be different. We will resettle the kibbutz until its last meter.”
After Gallant’s address on Tuesday, the top spokesperson for Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said killing senior Hamas members was a top priority, according to a report by The Times of Israel.
