Gallant says Israel working on ‘a different government’ to replace Hamas in Gaza

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

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) meets with IDF Southern Command chief, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman (center), at the unit's HQ in Beersheba, June 2, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) meets with IDF Southern Command chief, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman (center), at the unit's HQ in Beersheba, June 2, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel is working on finding a replacement for Hamas’s rule in the Gaza Strip, vowing that the war will not end until the terror group is dismantled of both its military and governmental capabilities.

“In any process of ending the war, we will not accept the rule of Hamas. We are advancing an alternative government to Hamas, within the framework of which we will isolate areas, remove the Hamas members and bring in other forces that will enable a different government,” Gallant says following an assessment at the Southern Command in Beersheba.

“On one hand, military action, and on the other, the ability to change the government, will lead to the achievement of two of the goals of this war, the dismantling of the Hamas government and its military power, and the return of the hostages,” he adds.

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