"This is a war with no alternatives," Gallant said during a speech on the country's official memorial day to commemorate its fallen soldiers.
The minister said, "This is a war that will continue until we return our hostages, destroy the Hamas regime and its military capabilities, and return the State of Israel to its prosperity and creativity." And wouldn't it bring a smile on the faces of the citizens?
Israel launched its military campaign to eliminate Hamas following the unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel, when Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and more than 250 in the Gaza Strip. Took people hostage.
Israel responded with massive airstrikes and launched a ground offensive into the sealed-off coastal area in late October.
Nearly 35,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in the war, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled health authority.Gallant said one aim of the Israeli military operation was to enable the return of about 250,000 Israeli civilians who had to leave their homes near Gaza and Lebanon amid fighting with the Shiite Hezbollah militia.
Israel on Monday observed its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of acts of terrorism.
According to the Defense Ministry, more than 25,000 soldiers and Jewish fighters have been killed in the conflict since 1860.
The count begins with the immigration of Jews to present-day Israel long before the establishment of the state in 1948. Sirens were sounded for two minutes across the country on Monday morning in memory of the dead.sd/svn
The minister said, "This is a war that will continue until we return our hostages, destroy the Hamas regime and its military capabilities, and return the State of Israel to its prosperity and creativity." And wouldn't it bring a smile on the faces of the citizens?
Israel launched its military campaign to eliminate Hamas following the unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel, when Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and more than 250 in the Gaza Strip. Took people hostage.
Israel responded with massive airstrikes and launched a ground offensive into the sealed-off coastal area in late October.
Nearly 35,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in the war, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled health authority.Gallant said one aim of the Israeli military operation was to enable the return of about 250,000 Israeli civilians who had to leave their homes near Gaza and Lebanon amid fighting with the Shiite Hezbollah militia.
Israel on Monday observed its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of acts of terrorism.
According to the Defense Ministry, more than 25,000 soldiers and Jewish fighters have been killed in the conflict since 1860.
The count begins with the immigration of Jews to present-day Israel long before the establishment of the state in 1948. Sirens were sounded for two minutes across the country on Monday morning in memory of the dead.sd/svn
