“We are liberating Gaza – and settling it,” Smotrich said, addressing a crowd gathered for the annual celebration.
The IDF’s pummeling of Hamas in Gaza has taken the terrorist organization out of the Jerusalem equation.
In an official statement it released, it claimed this is an "intelligence operation for information gathering," which, they argue, will lead to "fights over a piece of bread."
None of those involved seems to have run an aid program for a million or two million people in wartime. All of those involved may be professionals, but the task in Gaza is herculean.
The IDF has not commented on the strikes.
Gov't officials have said that once the full-scale ground op. begins, Israel will not withdraw from areas it has entered, even as part of a deal.
Golan gave his first interview on Saturday evening following a wave of criticism over his recent controversial statements.
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