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“Time has come to declare proudly: Gaza is part of the Land of Israel,” the 11 Cabinet members wrote.
“Our role is to defend the citizens of Israel against every threat—and that is what we will do,” said the Israeli defense minister.
Amir Baram, the director-general of Israel’s Defense Ministry, said that the project is a “central component” of its new strategy.
Peace with Damascus cannot be established given the current situation, the defense minister told Knesset members.
The Israeli Air Force will acquire a substantial number of interceptors.
“Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel,” said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
“The continued operation of the station involves the IDF, against its will, in the political discourse and severely damages its status as the people’s army,” Israel Katz said.
Former officers express skepticism over the government’s 3.25 billion-shekel plan for career soldiers, pointing to an ongoing military personnel crisis.
Itai Ofir has been appointed to replace Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi as the Israeli military’s top lawyer.
Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will see the Strip “only through binoculars.”
Smuggling, including of weapons, prompt the change in policy.
The new Military Advocate General replaces Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi after her resignation and arrest over a leaked prison video scandal.
