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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 19, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Gallant takes responsibility for failure to stop terror onslaught on southern Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to media near the Gaza border, October 19, 2023. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says he is taking responsibility for Hamas’s onslaught on southern Israel on October 7.
“I am responsible for the defense establishment. I was responsible for it in the last two weeks, even in the difficult incidents, and I am responsible for bringing it to victory in the battle,” Gallant says to the press at a military assembly ground near the Gaza border.
“We will be precise and deadly and we will continue until we complete the mission,” Gallant says.
