Katz instructs IDF to prepare to resume combat in Gaza as Hamas refuses to disarm
Defense Minister Israel Katz told the IDF to prepare for renewed fighting in Gaza as talks stall and Hamas refuses to disarm.
Defense Minister Israel Katz told the IDF to prepare for renewed fighting in Gaza as talks stall and Hamas refuses to disarm.
Sa’ad, the former deputy commander of Hamas's military wing and one of the architects of Hamas’s October 7 attacks, was killed in an Israeli strike over the weekend.
The announcement follows at least three strikes on Sunday against terror operatives in southern Lebanon.
In a televised address, Hayya, who is also the exiled Gaza Hamas chief, confirmed the killing of the group's senior commander in an Israeli strike a day earlier.
No IDF injuries were reported.
Ben-Gvir also renewed his efforts to dismantle the grave of the terrorist Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, founder of the Black Hand and known as "the Arab Joseph Trumpeldor."
Ex-Shin Bet senior official Ilan Lotan also discussed former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar's recent speech, saying Bar is "now a private citizen, and I think the public expects to hear from him."
Sa'ad was also one of the few remaining living Hamas officials directly involved in planning the October 7 invasion and slaughter of around 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians.
Sources within the Military Intelligence Directorate said the IDF strike on Sa'ad came in response to an attack on IDF reservists in the southern Strip, which wounded two.
According to soldiers, Hezbollah members have been seen approaching IDF forces while carrying hoes or performing tasks in the fields.
The estimated cost to repair the destruction from two years of fighting, bombing, and bulldozing is in the billions.