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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Gallant: IDF ground op will ‘expand to additional areas’ in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center) tours the Gaza border, December 19, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the ground operation will “expand to additional areas” of the Gaza Strip.
“Khan Younis has become the new capital of terror. We will not let up in our action there until we get to the senior Hamas officials,” he says while touring the Gaza border, according to remarks published by his office.
In a statement, Gallant adds that “the ground operation will expand to additional areas,” apparently referring to the Strip’s center or the southernmost city of Rafah.
