In possible nod at Issa strike, Gallant says army has had ‘successes in recent days’

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant appears to hint at an Israeli strike on Hamas’s third-highest-ranking leader in Gaza, Marwan Issa, in remarks released by the Defense Ministry following a meeting with IDF Chief Herzi Halevi and the army’s general staff.

“There have been successes, including in recent days, and there will be more successes, the operations are persistent and headed in the right direction,” he says. “Alongside that, we need to take into account that we may have more challenges in front of us, primarily in the north, with all its significance.”

Hamas has yet to acknowledge whether Issa was among five people reportedly killed in a strike on an area where the terror leader was said to be hiding.

The Defense Minister also aims not-so-veiled criticism at instances of squabbling within his own government, calling for “the political system to take an example” from the army’s ability to work together under harsh conditions.