Israel Will Carry Out Operations To Enter Gaza To Eliminate Hamas

Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said on Saturday that his troops would enter Gaza to carry out "operational missions with the aim of eliminating Hamas members", according to a military statement as quoted by Anadolu.Halievi stated this during a speech to the leaders of the Golan Brigade, one of Israel's elite forces. "We will enter the Gaza Strip. We will be involved in an operational mission to eliminate people affiliated with Hamas," he said. "We will also remember the images and events when people lost their lives on Saturday two weeks ago," said Halevi as reported by ANTARA, Sunday, October 22.

"Gaza is a complex and densely populated region, and the enemy (Hamas) is preparing many things in it. Even so, we are also making preparations," he said.