Israeli Defense Minister: Military Campaign in Gaza “Will Be a Long War”

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made the comment alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant make brief statements to the media at the Israeli Ministry of Defence on Tel Aviv, on October 16, 2023.Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, indicated on Monday that Israel’s relentless and indiscriminate military campaign against Palestinians in Gaza will last a long time.

“Mr. Secretary, thank you for coming to Israel. We always know – knew that the United States is a great ally,”Let me tell you, Mr. Secretary, this will be a long war; the price will be high. But we are going to win for Israel and the Jewish people, and for the values that both countries believe in.Blinken didn’t respond directly to the indication that the war would be a long one, but reiterated the U.S.

“The hospitals are overwhelmed. The number of wounded is extremely high, with a constant influx of patients in all the hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Medical teams are exhausted, working around the clock to treat the wounded,” Léo Cans, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders head of mission in Palestine, said last week.

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