'Gaza will never return to what it was,' says Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant

Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Gaza will “never go back to what it was” and that he has  “released all restraints” on the Israel Defence Force (IDF) in their fight against Hamas. “Hamas wanted a change in Gaza, it will change 180 degrees from what he thought. They will regret this moment. Gaza will never return to what it was,” Gallant said, calling Hamas the “ISIS of Gaza,” Gallant said. In an address to troops deployed along the Gaza border, the Israeli Defence Minister said, “I have released all the restraints. We have [regained] control of the area and we are moving to a full offence.” 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.” IDF’s spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that killing senior Hamas members was a top priority. Israel war update In a post shared on X, IDF stated, “Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck over 200 targets in the Al-Furqan neighbourhood–a terrorist hotspot from which Hamas devises and executes their attacks. This is the 3rd counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which 450 targets were struck.”

Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck over 200 targets in the Al-Furqan neighborhood—a terrorist hotspot from which Hamas devises and executes their attacks.

This is the 3rd counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which 450 targets were struck.

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 11, 2023

This is the third counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which 450 targets were struck. The IDF said that the Al Furkan neighborhood serves as a terror-nest for Hamas and from where many activities against Israel are carried out. With inputs from agencies