Israel conducts air operations, but will enter Gaza with ground forces if it deems it necessary for its own interests and for its own military reasons.
The IDF will not postpone a ground military operation in the Gaza Strip because of hostages held by Hamas. Israel’s Energy Minister Israel Katz stated this on Monday, October 23, in an interview with the German publication Bild.
He noted that the militants intend to use the hostages as bargaining chips for negotiations, but “this will not prevent Israel from conducting a ground operation.”
“We are doing everything we can in this war to bring back the abductees. As I said, this is a dual mission: to eliminate Hamas, its military and government infrastructure, and to free the abductees, who are being held Hamas to use them to interfere with ground operations and self-defense. This will not happen. “, said Katz.
More than 200 people were taken hostage by Hamas in the attack on October 7. The Israeli military said about 20 of the hostages were teenagers and young children, and 10 to 20 of them were over 60 years old. Among them are dozens of citizens of the USA, Great Britain, France and other countries.
Hamas freed two more women from captivity. They are citizens of Israel.
We remind you that on the night of October 20, Hamas militants freed two US citizens who had been held hostage since October 7 after an attack on Israel.
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