Gallant says IDF ground, air operations are ‘shaking the Gaza Strip’

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issues a video statement at an undisclosed location, November 6, 2023. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issues a video statement at an undisclosed location, November 6, 2023. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has approved additional military plans for the IDF’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip, his office says.

In a video statement, Gallant says that the IDF’s operations over the past day have been “very impressive.”

“The combination between the Air Force and ground forces shakes the Gaza Strip,” Gallant says.

He comments on the Hamas field commanders that Israel has killed in airstrikes, saying that “some of them were the ones we eliminated a day or two ago and they were replaced by others, and they were also eliminated.”

Gallant says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “hides in his bunker and lets the field commanders die.”

“With us, the commanders go at the front of the force, lead, and achieve,” Gallant adds.

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