At least 17 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya and al-Bureij in Gaza, according to the WAFA news agency. Israel’s military said Hamas had launched two rockets at the town of Netivot
At least 17 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya and al-Bureij in Gaza, according to the WAFA news agency. Israel’s military said Hamas had launched two rockets at the town of Netivot.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday vowed to step up Israel’s offensive in Gaza if the Hamas militant group does not cease launching rockets into Israel.
On the same day, Israeli strikes killed at least 17 people in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures with a fistIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures with a fist
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel could deliver ‘blows of an intensity not seen in Gaza in a long time’
Katz called for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and for Hamas to stop launching rockets at Israel.
“I want to send a clear message from here to the heads of the terrorists in Gaza: If Hamas does not soon allow the release of the Israeli hostages from Gaza… and continues firing at Israeli communities, it will face blows of an intensity not seen in Gaza for a long time,” he said while visiting the town of Netivot, which lies around 16 kilometers (around 10 miles) east of the Palestinian enclave.
Previously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a post on the platform X that Hamas had fired two rockets at the town on New Year’s Eve. There were no reports of casualties from the attack.
Katz was appointed defense minister in November after predecessor Yoav Gallant was ousted over disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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