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Sunday, October 29, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Gallant indicates to hostages’ families that ground incursion needed to pressure Hamas over their return
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with the families of the Gaza hostages on October 29, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is the latest senior Israeli official to meet with family members of the hostages currently being held by terrorists in Gaza.
“The ground operation is intertwined with the effort to return the hostages,” Gallant tells the families, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry.
“If there is no military pressure on Hamas, nothing will progress,” he says.
“We are fighting animals, not people. It is a complex journey, with hopes and disappointments. I am determined to win the war and returning the hostages is part of the victory.”
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