“Israeli” War Minister: Gaza Invasion Could Take Three Months

By Staff, Agencies

The “Israeli” entity’s ground invasion of Gaza could take up to three months, but will result in the final destruction of Hamas, “Israeli” War Minister Yoav Gallant told members of the entity’s Air Force on Sunday.

“This needs to be the last [ground] maneuver in Gaza, for the simple reason that afterwards there will be no Hamas,” Gallant said at the Air Force’s headquarters in Tel Aviv in remarks carried by multiple “Israeli” media outlets. “It will take a month, two months, three, but in the end, there will be no Hamas.”

Within days of Hamas’ October 7 Operation al-Aqsa Flood on the “Israeli” entity, the “Israeli” military had called up some 360,000 reservists and begun drawing up plans to invade Gaza. Despite Gallant stating numerous times since then that the “Israel” Occupation Forces [IOF] are ready to launch such an assault, a final order to invade has yet to be given.

“Israeli” military sources first told the Times that cloudy weather was hampering planning for the assault, while other media reports have cited the risk of massive “Israeli” losses or intervention by Hezbollah fighters. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the US and some of its European allies were pressuring the “Israeli” entity to postpone the assault until the release of more hostages could be negotiated.

Meanwhile, “Israeli” warplanes have been pounding Gaza for more than two weeks. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, IOF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that the air campaign would be intensified ahead of a ground assault. Gallant made a similar statement on Sunday, saying that “before the enemy meets the armored and infantry forces, it will meet the bombs of the air force.”

The apartheid “Israeli” entity’s bombing campaign has wreaked widespread destruction on Gaza, and has left nearly 4,700 people in the strip dead and more than 14,000 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Despite insisting that residents of Gaza City would be safe if they evacuated to the south of the strip, “Israeli” warplanes have hit targets there too, including a refugee camp and residential buildings in the city of Khan Younnis.

Speaking to “Israeli” lawmakers on Friday, Gallant said that the entity will “remove all responsibility for life” in Gaza once its military assauilt is completed.