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Sunday, January 7, 2024
Gallant to families of hostages: Operations in Gaza won’t end until they ‘return home’
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center) meets with the families of hostages at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets in Tel Aviv with the families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and promises the IDF is working to return them home.
“Military activities in Gaza will not end until the hostages return home,” he tells them.
Gallant’s office says that the minister answered questions by the families and “held an open discussion,” emphasizing that fighting will not stop until every one of them has returned back to Israel.
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