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In Gaza’s north, Gallant hints fate of Khan Younis will be the same; Gantz warns Hezbollah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz toured the northern Gaza Strip today and held an assessment with military officials.
The visit by the ministers to Beit Hanoun comes after the IDF Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade assumed responsibility for the area, after it had been fully captured by ground forces.
“I am sure that [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar is sitting in his bunker watching TV, he sees what Beit Hanoun looks like,” Gallant says in a video statement.
“This is also true for the Hamas commander who is now fighting against our forces in Khan Younis, he understands how the story ended for the Beit Hanoun battalion,” Gallant adds.
Gantz, in his remarks, warns the head of the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group, which has been carrying out daily attacks on northern Israel.
“This campaign is one of the most important that the State of Israel has experienced, it serves both the residents of the south and radiates to other arenas,” he says.
“I am sure that [Hassan] Nasrallah is looking at what is happening here [in Gaza] and does not want it to happen to him [in Lebanon],” Gantz adds.
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