In an interview from the Gaza Strip with Channel 14 journalist Hillel Bitton Rosen, Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF has eliminated over 300 terrorists since the start of Operation Roaring Lion and is preparing to dismantle Hamas by force. Katz also raised the possibility of renewed Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, according to the report.
Defense Minister Israel Katz, in an interview with Channel 14 journalist Hillel Bitton Rosen from inside the Gaza Strip, said the IDF has eliminated over 300 terrorists since the start of Operation Roaring Lion and is preparing to dismantle Hamas by force. The interview, which also touched on the possibility of renewed Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, was conducted alongside senior IDF commanders. As The Zioneer reported at 20:35 Jerusalem, Katz's comments mark the first time a senior Israeli official has publicly raised the settlement issue during the current operation. The exact timing of the interview is not specified, but the report comes amid ongoing IDF operations in the Gaza Strip.
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