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Monday, May 13, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 13, 2024
Gaza war will shape Israeli lives for decades, defense minister says
Bereaved families visit the graves of fallen soldier during Memorial Dayat Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel’s war in Gaza will not end until Israelis are once again living happily, noting that the fighting’s effects will ripple for years to come.
“This is a war of no choice, a war that will shape our lives for decades to come,” he says at a Mount Herzl Memorial Day ceremony.
The war will continue, he adds, “until all hostages are freed, we dismantle Hamas’s rule and its military capabilities, and we bring back prosperity and creativity to the State of Israel and a smile to the faces of its citizens.”
