On Monday, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared that Hamas had “lost control” of the Gaza Strip, where it had ruled for the previous 16 years.
Israel’s Defence Minister Declares Hamas ‘Lost Control’ of Gaza Amid Escapes and Civilian Unrest.
Hamas no longer controls Gaza. Terrorists are escaping to the south. “Civilians are looting Hamas bases,” he stated, without elaborating. “They don’t have faith in the government anymore,” Gallant stated in a video carried on Israel’s major media networks.
Escalating Crisis: Israel’s Ongoing Campaign in Gaza Sees Population Displacement and Evacuation Orders.
After Hamas fighters killed civilians in southern Israel last month, Israel launched its drive to destroy Hamas, the Islamist group that administers the Gaza Strip. According to Israel’s account, almost 1,200 people killed and 240 were hauled to Gaza as hostages on the worst day in the country’s 75-year history.
Table of Contents
Since then, hundreds of Gazans have been killed and more than half of the population has been displaced by Israel’s continuous military campaign. Israel has ordered the evacuation of Gaza’s northern half. According to Gaza medical officials, over 11,000 individuals have been verified killed.
