'We have returned half of the hostages and we are determined to return the rest,' the minister said while reaffirming Hamas would be eradicated.
"We have returned half of the hostages and we are determined to return the rest," the minister said while reaffirming Hamas would be eradicated.
Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that 60 percent of Hamas fighters had been “eliminated or wounded” in the Gaza war since the militant group’s October 7 attacks. The minister praised Israeli soldiers for “performing their work with dedication, sacrifice and success” and said “the achievements are many”.Israel has launched major new offensives in Gaza City in the north and around Rafah and Khan Yunis in the south, even as it also embarks on contacts with international mediators on conditions for negotiating a truce with Hamas.
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