Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan said Sunday morning that Israel has no intention of retreating from the Gaza Strip before Hamas is fully disarmed. In a sarcastic remark, Dayan said he 'trusts' Hamas to provide enough reasons to eliminate them.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan said Sunday that Israel will not retreat from the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed. "We do not intend to go back before disarming Hamas. I trust Hamas to give us enough good reasons to eliminate them," Dayan said.
In a separate statement earlier this week, Dayan emphasized that Israel must rely on itself and maintain constant operational readiness, both defensively and offensively, rather than waiting for an attack. The Gaza disarmament condition has been a recurring theme in statements by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and opposition leader Benny Gantz, all of whom have insisted that any withdrawal from Gaza is contingent on Hamas being disarmed.
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