Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking to soldiers near the Gaza fence, says, 'Hamas wanted a change and it will get one. What was in Gaza will no longer be'
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On Saturday, Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip rampaged through parts of southern Israel, in the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israel’s history. “We started the offensive from the air, later on we will also come from the ground. We’ve been controlling the area since Day 2 and we are on the offensive. It will only intensify.”
At the White House, Biden told reporters the United States had “enhanced our military force posture in the region to strengthen our deterrence,” including by moving an aircraft carrier strike group and fighter aircraft. Biden also despatched his top diplomat Antony Blinken to Israel, who will depart for the region on Wednesday and meet with Israeli officials to deliver “a message of solidarity and support,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
Israeli aircraft struck more than 70 targets overnight in Daraj Tuffah, a district of Gaza City that had been used by Hamas to direct attacks, the military said.A strike on a home in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood killed five people, according to a medical official. A municipal building was hit while being used as an emergency shelter. Survivors there spoke of many dead.
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