Israel’s defense forces claim that the objectives of the intensified operation in Gaza is to free the hostages and defeat Hamas

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Itongadol.- The spokesman for the Israel defense Forces (IDF), general of Brigade Effie Defrin, said Monday that ” The objective of the operation in Gaza is the return of our hostages and the defeat of the domain of Hamas. ”

” These two objectives are combined with each other, ” Defrin added, in a press statement made from the border with the strip, in which he stressed that despite the recent military achievements and the pressure on Hamas, the terrorist group remains’ ” ” ” Little to accept an agreement on the hostages.

Regarding the IDF strategy, the spokesman said: ” We have an organized plan. We are moving towards a new and intensified phase, the operation cars of Gideon. ”

Likewise, Defrin explained that the offensive ” will include a large -scale attack and the displacement of the majority of the population of the Palestinian coastal enclave, to protect them in a sterile area of ​​Hamas and the continued air attacks, the elimination of terrorists and the dismantling of infrastructure. ”

Finally, the spokesman pointed out that the IDF will apply to the “ Rafah ” model, which razes the entire Hamas infrastructure and the area of ​​the Israel buffer zone is declared.

Fuente: Times of Israel.