Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to annex areas of the Gaza Strip to the Zionist entity if Hamas refuses to release the captives it is still holding, in a new confirmation of the Israeli enemy’s plans to annex more Palestinian territories.
Katz said he has instructed the Israeli military to seize additional areas of the Gaza Strip while issuing evacuation orders for Palestinian civilians in those areas.
“If the Hamas terror organization continues to refuse to release the hostages, I instructed the IDF to capture additional areas, evacuate the population, and expand the security zone around Gaza for the protection of Israeli communities and IDF soldiers, through a permanent hold of the area by Israel,” the Israeli DM said in a statement, referring to the Israeli occupation forces.
“As long as Hamas continues its refusal, it will lose more and more land that will be added to Israel,” he warned, according to The Times of Israel.
Katz said ‘Israel’ will “intensify” its military campaign against Hamas, including “through the expansion of the ground maneuver until the hostages are released and Hamas is defeated.”
“Israel will use all military and civilian pressure, including evacuation of the Gaza population south and implementing US President Trump’s voluntary migration plan for Gaza residents,” he added, referring to the Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza.
Trump and #Israel have one plan for #Gaza, and that’s ethnic cleansing and a grotesque colonial fantasy.@Mondoweiss pic.twitter.com/xk6wRMGvVH
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Source: Israeli media
