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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Gallant to troops: Bringing the hostages home is most important mission in Gaza now
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with officers and soldiers in southern Gaza's Rafah, October 30, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells troops in Rafah that bringing the hostages home is the most important current mission in the Gaza Strip.
“Your obligation is to create military pressure. Our obligation, the political echelon, is to bring about a deal… You apply pressure, do what is necessary, and we bring about a deal because you create the conditions for us to carry it out, and I hope we will do it,” he says.
“This is our most important mission in Gaza at this time. We have regular tasks — one is to maintain the defense of the communities and the forces, and the second is to maintain the freedom of action to do whatever is necessary inside Gaza,” Gallant adds.
