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Gallant says pursuit of Hamas to continue for many years
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that “the pursuit of Hamas terrorists will continue for many years”, including of those who took part in the October 7 attack.
Addressing Israeli fighter pilots at the Nevatim airbase, Gallant said all Hamas members “from the most senior, as you acted against yesterday, to those terrorists in the field,” would be chased down.
On Saturday, Israel conducted a strike on the al-Mawasi refugee camp near Khan Younis. It claimed to have targeted Mohammed Deif, the head of Qassam Brigades, a claim Hamas dismissed. Israel also said today that the strike, which killed at least 90 people, took the life of Rafi Salama, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade.
Gallant told the pilots that Israel’s main objective was the return of captives held in Gaza by Hamas and other groups.
Not sure how bomber pilots are going to return captives...
Israel government votes to extend mandatory military service
Israel’s government has approved a plan to temporarily extend compulsory military service for men to 36 months, up from 32 as the war on Gaza strains manpower.
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the government had endorsed the measure, which will now go to parliament for approval. Should it pass, the 36-month service will be effective immediately, for a period of five years, according to a copy of the bill posted online.
Because of the military’s “current needs following the events of October 7”, the temporary provision proposes “the maximum duration of men’s service will be 36 months,” the bill said. The law would also apply to soldiers currently deployed, lengthening their rotations.
