From Katz responds to Hamas: Surrender or see Gaza City destroyed
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Defense Minister Israel Katz visits an IDF post in the Gaza Strip buffer zone, August 5, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Hamas will soon face a stark choice: either accept Israel’s conditions to end the war — including the release of all hostages and disarmament — or see Gaza City “become like Rafah and Beit Hanoun,” accusing the group of continuing to “deceive and utter empty words.”
His remarks come after Hamas issued a statement saying that it was willing to release all the hostages in return for an end to the war and a complete Israeli withdrawal.
Israel is preparing an expanded offensive to conquer Gaza City.
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