Israel minister vows to force out all of Gaza City if any Israeli abducted
TEL AVIV: Israel’s defence minister vowed Tuesday to force out all of Gaza City’s residents and displace a million people in the war-ravaged territory if any Israeli is abducted in the future.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has vowed to displace all residents of Gaza City, including its one million inhabitants, if any Israeli is abducted in the future. The threat was made during a memorial service for the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Katz also warned that the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza would be carried out, in line with threats to the territory's population.
This announcement comes in the wake of the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people and the kidnapping of 251 hostages, 44 of whom have since died. Since then, Israel has conducted a massive retaliatory offensive, displacing nearly the entire population of Gaza and causing the deaths of 73,919 people, according to the Gaza health ministry.
Katz, known for his outspoken remarks, has also threatened to return to full-scale war in Gaza, hinting at a potential third strike against Iran, whose clerical government supports Hamas.
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